Beautiful art in the Beautiful Country
A French magazine suggests that the Adriatic city should be put in the charge of the EC, echoing a proposal by the European Commissioner for the Environment
The Spinola family has created a Foundation and is looking for sponsors; the State would like to get possession of the sadly-neglected building
The proposal is greeted by suspicion and political posturing within the Italian art and archaeology world and even the Ministry of Culture.
Professor James Beck of Columbia University is standing trial in Italy
Plans to replace Milan with Venice as a candidate have been scrapped
It would be the first to be run as a plc, with works of art as its capital base and private collectors as its shareholders