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by Henk Bekker

in Berlin, Germany

See the Pergamon Altar Sculptures and Asisi Panorama Painting in Berlin

Panorama von Yadegar Asisi

Pergamonmuseum Das Panorama allows visitors a close-up view of sculptures and reliefs from the Pergamon Altar (while the main museum remains closed) and Yadegar Asisi’s panoramic painting in Berlin. Das Panorama is a special temporary exhibition in Berlin showing some of the sculptures and frieze reliefs of the Pergamon Altar while the Hellenic section of … Read more

Visit the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

Farnese Bull and Hercules in the National Museum of Archaeology in Naples (MANN)

Art treasures from the Pompeii and Herculaneum excavations, including the best mosaics and frescoes, and the giant Farnese sculptures from ancient Rome are the top highlights in the magnificent MANN National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Italy. The National Museum of Archaeology in Naples (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli — MANN) is one of the world’s … Read more

Visit the Overloon War Museum in The Netherlands

B-25 Mitchel Bomber in the Overloon Museum

The Overloon Oorlogsmuseum in Liberty Park near Eindhoven and Nijmegen with its collection of military vehicles is the largest war museum in The Netherlands. The Overloon Oorlogsmuseum is the largest war museum in The Netherlands. The museum is in Liberty Park where the largest tank battle in Dutch history took place during the Second World … Read more

See Fra Angelico Art in the San Marco Museum in Florence

Detail from Tabernacle of the Linaioli in the San Marco Museum in Florence

Many of the best early Renaissance paintings and altarpieces by Fra Angelico are exhibited in the San Marco Museum in Florence. The pilgrims’ hospice of the former convent of San Marco in Florence has the world’s largest collection of altarpieces and paintings by Fra Angelico (c. 1395-1455). Famous altarpieces on display include the Deposition from … Read more

Visit the Bargello Museum of Sculptures in Florence

Admiring Michelangelo's Bacchus with satyr in the Bargello Museum in Florence.

The Bargello Museum near the Uffizi has the best collection of Renaissance sculptures in Florence including several by Michelangelo and two Davids by Donatello. The Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Firenze focuses on medieval and Renaissance art. It is particularly famous for sculptures including some of the best works by Donatello (David, St George, Marzocco) … Read more