Much of Messina’s cultural memory was destroyed in a 1908 earthquake, but the Italian government has secured a masterpiece by the port city’s greatest son ...

ROME, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Italy has bought Antonello da Messina's "Ecce Homo" for $14.9 million, securing the rare work by the ...

A small panel marking the beginning of the most radical investigation into the face of suffering in the Renaissance: ...

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 9 - Italy has purchased Antonello da Messina's Ecce Homo before the early work by the Renaissance master went up for auction in New York, Sotheby's confirmed Monday after the ...

The tragicomic story of the botched restoration of Ecce Homo—which has gone so wrong as to be dubbed “The Monkey Christ” or “Beast Jesus”—has become the subject of an opera production. Behold the man ...

After Italy bought a rare Antonello da Messina at Sotheby’s for $14.9 million, museums across the country are competing to secure the Renaissance treasure.

Italy successfully purchased Antonello da Messina's renowned 'Ecce Homo' for $14.9 million. The acquisition enriches Italy's cultural heritage and includes a rare, double-sided Renaissance work. The ...