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The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has secured a major loan of the ancient marble sculpture *Sleeping Hermaphroditus* from the Louvre in Paris. The work will be a centerpiece of the museum's upcoming exhibition "Metamorphoses," which opens on February 6, 2026, and explores themes of transformation drawn from Ovid's epic poem.

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A fragment of the tusk from Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s 17th-century elephant sculpture in Rome’s Piazza della Minerva was discovered broken off and lying on the ground. Local authorities and police are currently reviewing security footage to determine if the damage to the marble work was caused by intentional vandalism or recent heavy rainfall.