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Da Vinci work arrives in Tokyo Tokyo museum officials held their breath March 16 as a Leonardo da Vinci painting whose loan set off an uproar in Italy was eased gently into place on a wall by white-gloved workers. An Italian senator had chained himself to the gates of Florence's Uffizi Gallery to protest the transfer of The Annunciation, saying the painting, which has only left the Uffizi three times, was too precious to send overseas. Some 300 politicians and art experts wrote to protest the transfer, which was also opposed by the Uffizi's director, but Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli said lending the painting was "good for Italy."
The Japan Times Weekly: March 24, 2007 |
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