Art lovers bristle over Italy's decision to lend a Leonardo: With the 500-year-old `Annunciation' headed to Japan, an Italian senator asks: `Why is this painting traveling so far'? From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | Date: March 12, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Chicago Tribune. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

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Mar. 12--FLORENCE, Italy -- In a city steeped in Renaissance intrigues, add a modern tale of political and artistic dispute: how and why a masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci--deemed by many to be an essential draw of the Uffizi Gallery--is being flown halfway around the world to boost trade with Japan. Uffizi Director Antonio Natali vowed to stay home Monday to protest the crating and removal of "The Annunciation," a 15th Century work he argued for months was wrongly swept up in a government campaign for business and tourism. Deep-pocketed donors ...

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