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Mantua, the Chamber of Cupid and Psyche shines: the masterpiece returns to view after restoration

Mantua, the Chamber of Cupid and Psyche shines: the masterpiece returns to view after restoration

Mantua rediscovers one of its masterpieces: the ceiling of the famous Chamber of Cupid and Psyche in Palazzo Te. The impressive pictorial cycle, the work of Giulio Romano and his workshop, created between 1526 and 1528, has been the subject of an ext...
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The Royal Palace of Caserta completes the restoration of the ruined Temple in the English Garden

The Royal Palace of Caserta completes the restoration of the ruined Temple in the English Garden

The restoration of the Temple diruto and the swan shelter, two of the most recognizable elements of the English Garden of the Royal Palace of Caserta, has been completed. After about four months of work, the structures overlooking the Lake of the Wat...
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The restoration of Florence's Teatro della Pergola, the first example of an Italian-style theater

The restoration of Florence's Teatro della Pergola, the first example of an Italian-style theater

The Teatro della Pergola represents one of the most important places in Italian and European theatrical history. Located in the center of Florence, it is considered the first great example of Italian-style theater, an architectural model that has inf...
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Two restorations in Bolsena (Viterbo) unearth masterpieces by Benedetto Buglioni

Two restorations in Bolsena (Viterbo) unearth masterpieces by Benedetto Buglioni

An extraordinary opening of two restoration sites involving important Renaissance glazed and polychrome terracotta works attributed to Florentine sculptor Benedetto Buglioni (Florence, 1461 - 1521) was held in Bolsena (Viterbo) on Sunday, Oct. 26. Th...
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Possagno (Treviso) celebrates Sartori: international conference and restoration at Canova Museum

Possagno (Treviso) celebrates Sartori: international conference and restoration at Canova Museum

Possagno, in the province of Treviso, is preparing to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Battista Sartori (Crespano, 1775 - Possagno, 1858), half-brother and principal heir of the famous sculptor Antonio Canova, with a multiface...
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L'Aquila, ancient wall paintings resurface in Navelli at former San Rocco Chapel

L'Aquila, ancient wall paintings resurface in Navelli at former San Rocco Chapel

During restoration work in theformer Chapel of San Rocco in Navelli (L'Aquila), owned by the municipality and directed by the ABAP Superintendency provinces of L'Aquila and Teramo, the contracting station for the project, ancient wall paintings long ...
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Gagosian brings Rubens into dialogue with contemporary art at Art Basel Paris

Gagosian brings Rubens into dialogue with contemporary art at Art Basel Paris

An ancient masterpiece in the world's most important temple of contemporary art. In fact, Gagosian Gallery has announced its participation in the Art Basel Paris fair, scheduled to take place at the Grand Palais from October 22 to 26, with a presenta...
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Madrid, Prado acquires two early masterpieces by François Boucher

Madrid, Prado acquires two early masterpieces by François Boucher

The Prado in Madrid has taken an important step in enriching its collection of Rococo painting with the acquisition of two exceptional works by French painter François Boucher (Paris, 1703 - 1770): The Birth of Adonis and The Death of Adonis. ...
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Milan, new display case at Civico Museo Archeologico for the Patera of Parabiago

Milan, new display case at Civico Museo Archeologico for the Patera of Parabiago

The Civic Archaeological Museum of Milan will inaugurate tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 5 p.m., a new exhibition showcase designed to welcome and enhance one of its most important finds: the Patera of Parabiago. The initiative includes the extraordin...
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Rome, two baroque masterpieces by Algardi and Duquesnoy at Palazzo Barberini

Rome, two baroque masterpieces by Algardi and Duquesnoy at Palazzo Barberini

Starting Oct. 21, 2025, the National Galleries of Ancient Art in Rome present a new chapter in the enhancement of its collections. Two extraordinary Baroque busts signed by Alessandro Algardi (Bologna, 1595 - Rome, 1654) and François Duquesnoy...
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Parmigianino's self-portrait on display at Parma's Pilotta (or maybe not)

Parmigianino's self-portrait on display at Parma's Pilotta (or maybe not)

From Oct. 18, 2025 to Jan. 11, 2026, the Complesso monumentale della Pilotta in Parma opens to the public, in Room 14 of the National Gallery, a dossier exhibition that invites a direct comparison between two rarely seen works kept in the museum's st...
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Fully restored the Triptych of Moulins. It will be displayed in the Louvre

Fully restored the Triptych of Moulins. It will be displayed in the Louvre

The restoration of Jean Hey's Triptych of Moulins, one of the greatest masterpieces of French painting at the dawn of the 16th century, has been completed. The intervention, conducted between 2022 and 2025, represents a key moment in the appreciation...
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British Museum starts fundraiser to save rare gold pendant of Henry VIII

British Museum starts fundraiser to save rare gold pendant of Henry VIII

The British Museum has announced the launch of a national campaign to secure permanent ownership of the so-called Tudor Heart or Tudor Heart, an enameled gold pendant attributed to the reign of Henry VIII and linked to his marriage to Catherine of A...
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In Turin, the exhibition on Guido Reni in the Savoy collections

In Turin, the exhibition on Guido Reni in the Savoy collections

From Oct. 11, 2025 to Jan. 18, 2026, the Spazio Scoperte of the Galleria Sabauda, on the second floor of the Royal Museums of Turin, will host the exhibition Il "divino" Guido Reni nelle collezioni sabaude e sugli altari del Piemonte. The exhibition,...
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Attributed to Artemisia Gentileschi painting that will go to auction in Brescia

Attributed to Artemisia Gentileschi painting that will go to auction in Brescia

A painting has been attributed to Artemisia Gentileschi (Rome, 1593 - Naples, 1654/1656) that will go up for auction at Capitolium in the 250-plus-lot auction sale to be held Oct. 14 and 15, 2025. The attention of international collectors and art his...
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Michelangelo's River God returns to Florence's Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

Michelangelo's River God returns to Florence's Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

From Oct. 19, 2025, Florence welcomes back one of the most extraordinary models of the Renaissance. The Fluvial God byMichelangelo, designed for the Medici tombs in the New Sacristy of San Lorenzo, returns to theAccademia delle Arti del Disegno, wher...
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