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February 22, 2018
Today is the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter (Cathedra Petri) , celebrated since at least the 9th century on 22 February.

February 18, 2018
As Perseus and Andromeda Rise, Medusa is the Star For stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere, the constellations of Perseus and Andromeda reach ascendance on 18 February, and are easy to see high overhead during the spring.

February 15, 2018
Giovanni Maria Morlaiter was born on 15 February 1699 to a pearl merchant.

February 12, 2018
Closes today: Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman & Designer Only a few days remain to visit the remarkable exhibition, “ Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman & Designer ,” on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York until 12 February 2018.

February 11, 2018
Two young Roman emperors met untimely ends on 11 February, Britannicus in 55 and Gordian III in 244.

February 10, 2018
Francesco Hàyez was born in Venice on 10 February 1791.

February 10, 2018
IASblog has achieved a new landmark of 10,000 followers!

February 9, 2018
Final Days: Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman & Designer Only a few days remain to visit the remarkable exhibition, “ Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman & Designer ,” on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York until 12 February 2018.

February 8, 2018
Architect Carlo Rainaldi died in Rome on 8 February 1691 after an illustrious career as a leading architect in seventeenth-century Rome.

February 7, 2018
Italian sculptor Giosuè Argenti was born 7 February 1819 Viggiù near Como.