Italian Tourism Campaign With Botticelli’s Venus Faces Backlash An initiative featuring a computerized version of Botticelli’s Venus aims to bolster tourism, but it has been roundly mocked in Italy for using stereotypes about the country.
Paul G. Allen’s Art at Christie’s Tops $1 Billion, Cracking Records A museum’s worth of masterworks from the Microsoft co-founder’s collection are offered in a two-part sale to benefit charity.