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A long, repetitive immersion in Munch's anguish. What the Milan exhibition looks like

It is true that Edvard Munch is one of the most anguished artists ever: he himself claimed that his suffering, anxiety and illness were so much a part of himself and his art that their destruction would also destroy his art, but from the exhibition t...
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From Paolo Guinigi to Lorenzo Trenta: patronage in fifteenth-century Lucca

The ancient history of Lucca is closely linked to the Guinigi, one of the most important and influential families of merchants and bankers in the city. Consider, for example, the famous tower that bears their name, the Guinigi Tower, erected at the ...
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In Montmartre, inside the apartment where Suzanne Valadon, the painter of the infernal trio lived.

On the second floor of the Musée de Montmartre, a museum I recently visited during a stay in Paris almost by chance, since it is not (fortunately or unfortunately) on the usual tourist circuits of the French capital, I had a pleasant surprise:...
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"How we renovated the Pinacoteca di Faenza. And why it's important to refurbish." Director Roberta Bartoli speaks

The Pinacoteca Comunale di Faenza, the oldest museum in Romagna, has carried out major renovations and rearrangements in recent years, as well as an extensive campaign of restoration of works. In particular, the new layout of the rooms dedicated to t...
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When Albrecht Dürer drew the Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento.

Buonconsiglio Castle in Trent is among the buildings that appear most often in the works of Albrecht Dürer (Nuremberg, 1471 - 1528): he depicted it at least four times, beginning with two famous watercolors that the artist himself marked "Tryt"...
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Which 20th-century Italian artists are most in demand on the market: talks Susanne Capolongo (Pandolfini auctions)

How is the market for modern art doing in Italy? Are collectors interested in the twentieth century? Which artists are pulling the most? Is it possible to build a collection even with little budget at hand? And what should people who want to start a ...
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The crosses of the Museo di San Matteo in Pisa: the world's largest collection of painted crosses

Outside the classic Pisa sightseeing tour that features Piazza dei Miracoli with its Leaning Tower, the Museo Nazionale di San Matteo, located on the Lungarno, in Piazza San Matteo in Soarta, in the spaces of theformer Benedictine Monastery of San Ma...
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"This is how we communicate Pompeii and the new discoveries": interview with director Gabriel Zuchtriegel

"Pompeii is the world capital of archaeology." This is according to the director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, who has led the institution for three years. A lot has been accomplished in this period: new excavations have be...
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