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September 1, 2013
Martin Bailey reports in The Art Newspaper that Unesco has warned Italy that Pompeii will be placed on its “World Heritage in Danger” list unless immediate action is taken to halt degradation and preserve the site.

August 15, 2013
On this day in 1483, Pope Sixtus IV dedicated the Sistine Chapel to the Assumption of the Virgin , celebrated each year on 15 August.