Ancient art

An exhibition in Clusone to rediscover an excellent 16th century painter, Domenico Carpinoni

Until May 3, 2026, MAT - Museo Arte Tempo in Clusone (Bergamo) dedicates the first monographic exhibition to one of the most significant protagonists of local and Bergamasque artistic history: Domenico Carpinoni (Clusone, 1566 - 1658). The exhibition...
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Titian and Lotto in Ancona, two masterpieces in dialogue at Pinacoteca Podesti

From Feb. 14, 2026, the Pinacoteca Civica "Francesco Podesti" in Ancona opens its halls to two exceptionally important loans that bring into direct dialogue two absolute protagonists of the Italian Renaissance: Titian Vecellio and Lorenzo Lotto. TheM...
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Prato, Apollonio di Giovanni's Trinity restored. Back to the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

After six months of restoration , the Trinity attributed to Apollonio di Giovanni, a significant testimony to Florentine painting of the mid-15th century, has returned to the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Prato . The work, a cusped panel with a gold ...
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This is what the Lighthouse of Alexandria will look like: a project reconstructs it in 3D

A digital reconstruction of the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt is at the center of a research project that links underwater archaeology, historical analysis and three-dimensional modeling to restore one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. A...
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According to authoritative sources, the state would purchase Antonello da Messina's Ecce Homo

It had been withdrawn a few hours before the Feb. 5 sale at Sotheby's: Antonello da Messina'sEcce Homo , which was about to go to auction with an estimate of $10-15 million, was already shaping up to be one of this year's highlights on the market. An...
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Rare Michelangelo study for Sistine Chapel sold at Christie's: record

New world record for a work by Michelangelo at auction: it happened at Christie's in New York, where a rare study for the Libyan Sibyl from the Sistine Chapel sold for $27.2 million (23.10 million euros). And to think that this figure was the result...
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World record for Artemisia Gentileschi: her self-portrait exceeds 5.6 million at Christie's

New world record for Artemisia Gentileschi. At Christie' s auction on Feb. 4, theSelf-Portrait as St. Catherine of Alexandria fetched a price of $5,687,000 (4.8 million euros), more than doubling the minimum estimate and marking the highest result ev...
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Genoa, start of conservation work on the First Book of Ceremonies of the Rolli of Genoa

In Genoa , theconservation intervention on the First Book of Ceremonies of the Palazzi dei Rolli, one of the most significant documents for the reconstruction of the public life and reception system of the city between the late 16th century and the f...
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National Gallery of Washington acquires Artemisia Gentileschi's Magdalene

The National Gallery of Art in Washington has announced the acquisition of Magdalene in Ecstasy, a rare painting made around 1625 by Artemisia Gentileschi (Rome, 1593 - Naples, post-1654). The work, considered by scholars to be one of the pinnacles o...
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Rembrandt, a record-breaking lion: it is his most valuable drawing ever sold at auction

A drawing by Rembrandt van Rijn (Leiden, 1606 - Amsterdam, 1669) depicting a young lion has made art market history by becoming the Dutch artist's most expensive work on paper ever sold at auction. The sheet, known as Young lion resting ("Young lion...
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Calvi dell'Umbria, Chiomenti Vassalli Collection once again open to visitors

At the Ursuline Monastery Museum in Calvi dell'Umbria (Terni), one of the most significant art collections preserved in a small Italian town is preparing to reopen to the public. Starting in March 2026, the museum will once again house the Chiomenti ...
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Restoration of Colantonio's St. Francis ends: panel returns to Capodimonte Museum

The return after restoration of Colantonio's Saint Francis Delivering the Rule to the Franciscan Orders, datable to between 1444 and 1450, marks the symbolic start of the initiatives that the Capodimonte Museum and Real Bosco dedicates in 2026 to the...
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Altenberg Madonna enters Städel Museum: a historic acquisition for the museum

One of the most important acquisitions in the history of the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, a watershed moment for the knowledge and enjoyment ofmedieval art in Germany: thus was presented this morning the acquisition of the Madonna and Child Enthr...
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Milan, restoration of Paliotto dei Santi for the Golden Altar of St. Ambrose begins

In Milan , the project to restore the 15th-century Paliotto dei Santi for theGolden Altar of the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, one of the most relevant elements of the artistic and liturgical heritage of the Lombard capital, has begun. The intervention ...
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Parma, Giulio Carlini's Luisa Maria di Berry returns on display at the National Gallery after restoration

The painting Luisa Maria di Berry and Roberto di Borbone, painted in 1856 by Giulio Carlini (Venice 1826-1887), is now back on public view after restoration in the halls of the National Gallery of the Monumental Complex of the Pilotta in Parma. The i...
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A 67,800-year-old handprint found in Indonesia rewrites the history of rock art

The discovery of a stencil in the shape of a hand inside a cave in Sulawesi, Indonesia, has revolutionized knowledge about rock art, proving to be the oldest ever dated: at least 67,800 years old. The research, conducted by an international team led ...
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