NPR: vinci https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=438989571 vinci en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:53:13 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: vinci https://www.npr.org/tags/438989571/vinci Mystery Sculpture Thought To Be The Work Of Leonardo da Vinci Is Unveiled In Italy Since da Vinci's death, no three-dimensional work of art by him has ever been identified. That is, until now, say curators in Italy. Sat, 09 Mar 2019 15:15:36 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/03/09/701890033/mystery-sculpture-thought-to-be-the-work-of-leonardo-da-vinci-is-unveiled-in-ita https://www.npr.org/2019/03/09/701890033/mystery-sculpture-thought-to-be-the-work-of-leonardo-da-vinci-is-unveiled-in-ita

Since da Vinci's death, no three-dimensional work of art by him has ever been identified. That is, until now, say curators in Italy.

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]]> Shannon Van Sant Flavia Pennetta Beats Roberta Vinci To Win U.S. Open, Promptly Retires Vinci shocked tennis fans on Friday when she ended Serena William's bid for a calendar Grand Slam, but fell to Pennetta in an all-Italian final matchup. It's Pennetta's first Grand Slam title. Sat, 12 Sep 2015 17:25:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/12/439818149/flavia-pennetta-beats-roberta-vinci-to-win-u-s-open https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/12/439818149/flavia-pennetta-beats-roberta-vinci-to-win-u-s-open

Vinci shocked tennis fans on Friday when she ended Serena William's bid for a calendar Grand Slam, but fell to Pennetta in an all-Italian final matchup. It's Pennetta's first Grand Slam title.

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]]> Camila Domonoske 2 Female Italian Players Advance At The U.S. Open Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci have qualified for the women's semis — reportedly the first time two women from Italy have made it that far in the same major tournament. Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:34:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/09/438989258/two-female-italian-players-advance-at-the-u-s-open https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/09/438989258/two-female-italian-players-advance-at-the-u-s-open Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci have qualified for the women's semis — reportedly the first time two women from Italy have made it that far in the same major tournament.

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