Top Italian art historian, curator Antonio Paolucci dies. The Rimini native was culture minister in the government of Lamberto Dini between January 1995 to May 1996.
He was in charge of Florence's museums for almost 20 years before being made as Director of the Vatican Museums by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007. His publications included works on Piero della Francesca, Michelangelo, Filippo Lippi, Bronzino, Giambologna, and the Sistine Chapel.