Greece and Bulgaria have reached a historic agreement for the reciprocal transfer of cultural and religious treasures, paving the way for the return of 48 ecclesiastical artifacts removed from Greek monasteries during World War I in exchange for the remains of Tsar Samuel of Bulgaria.
This late Baroque marble maquette depicting Pope Clement XII Corsini enthroned, circa 1736, displays all the hallmarks of its creator, Pietro Bracci (Rome 1700-1773), who is best known for carving the colossal central figure of Oceanus at Rome's Trevi Fountain.
Have you ever taken a photo that looked great in person but somehow did not capture the same feeling when you looked at it later?
At Bortolami, New York, Christine Safa’s Noces (9 September–24 October 2026) examines how experience inhabits the inner world. Sensations, memories and intimacies converge in paintings where perception acquires the fluidity of recollection. Safa approaches painting as an act of attention, translating the encountered world into images shaped by inward experience.