Ancient art

Buy for little money a portrait in Texas: it was a precious miniature by Lavinia Fontana

A miniature by Lavinia Fontana (Bologna, 1552 - Rome, 1614) has resurfaced after two hundred years of oblivion: credit for the discovery goes to English antiquarian Nick Cox, owner of the Period Portraits gallery, which specializes in antique portrai...
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Major Caravaggio exhibition coming to Rome. "One of the most ambitious ever."

A jubilee exhibition on Caravaggio is coming to Rome's Palazzo Barberini. For now, not much is known: all that is known are the dates, March 7 to July 6, 2025, the title(Caravaggio 2025) and the names of the curators, namely Francesca Cappelletti (di...
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Palazzo Madama Turin, Guala Bicchieri's hood rediscovers five enamels from its original decoration

Thanks to the generosity of 742 donors, Palazzo Madama-Turin's Museo Civico d'Arte Antica has surpassed the goal of 50,000 euros in its crowdfunding campaign, launched from March 28 to Dec. 31, 2024, to acquire five precious Limoges enamel ornaments ...
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Siena, Giovanni di Paolo's two panels shine again after restoration

Two panels by one of the most important Sienese masters of the 15th century, Giovanni di Paolo (Siena, c. 1403 - 1482), shine in Siena: the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, the two panels by Giovanni di Paolo from the Oratory of Saints John and ...
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Città di Castello has a new Luca Signorelli: returned to the master the Santa Cecilia Altarpiece after restoration

A Renaissance masterpiece re-emerges from the dust of time. After a full restoration that revealed its authenticity, the St. Cecilia Altarpiece, housed in the Pinacoteca comunale of Città di Castello, has been given to Luca Signorelli and his ...
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Florence, Academy Gallery acquires important sketch by Luigi Pampaloni

The Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence enriches its collections with a valuable terracotta statuette by Luigi Pampaloni (Florence, 1791 - 1847): it is the preparatory sketch for Venus at the Bath, which will be exhibited in the Gipsoteca - alongside...
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Mexico, 16th-century paintings resurface in a downtown church

After eighty years, in Mexico, in the temple of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Santa María Huiramangaro, a town of just over two thousand inhabitants in the state of Michoacán, in the center of the country, an important ...
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London, Parmigianino's Vision of St. Jerome returns to view after a decade

For the first time in a decade, a masterpiece by Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola; Parma, 1503 - Casalmaggiore, 1540) is returning to public view at the National Gallery in London after careful conservation work: this is the Vision of S...
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In Mantua, you can climb the dome of the Basilica of St. Andrew

Since December 19, in Mantua, it has been possible to climb the dome of the Basilica of St. Andrew, the Renaissance masterpiece by Leon Battista Alberti: this new itinerary, which combines spirituality and culture, represents one of the most relevant...
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UK attempts to purchase a very rare Flemish work from the 17th century

A very rare Flemish work of the seventeenth century is in danger of leaving the United Kingdom , and the government is temporarily halting its export: the measure will be used to allow time for a British public institution to raise the sum needed to ...
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An esoteric masterpiece by Salvator Rosa lands in the Uffizi: purchased the Witch

An extraordinary work, charged with mystery and disquiet, becomes part of the Uffizi's holdings. The Witch by Salvator Rosa (Naples, 1615 - Rome, 1673) purchased by the museum for 450,000 euros, represents one of the highest and boldest examples of 1...
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Gallerie d'Italia in Turin, comparing Gentileschi and Van Dyck's Madonnas with Child in Corsini Gallery

Until Jan. 12, 2025, the Gallerie d'Italia in Turin will host two masterpieces from the Corsini collection in comparison: the Madonna and Child painted in Rome by Orazio Gentileschi around 1610 and Antoon van Dyck 's Madonna of the Straw painted in G...
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Louvre restores masterpiece by Leonardo's Andrea Solario. Will it be the Mona Lisa's turn next?

Important restoration at the Louvre: the work by one of Leonardo's painters, Andrea Solario (Milan, c. 1470 - 1524), the Madonna and Child, also known as the Madonna of the Green Cushion , which now presents itself with its original colors, restored ...
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Greece, discovered portrait of Constantine XI, the last emperor of the East

Important find in Greece, where a unique piece of Byzantine history has been unearthed: a portrait of thelast emperor of the East, Constantine XI Paleologus (Constantinople, 1405 - 1453), the Byzantine emperor revered as a saint by the Orthodox Churc...
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In Albenga, restoration of Agostino da Casanova's polyptych ends

In Liguria , the restoration of the Polyptych of the "Madonna del Soccorso," a masterpiece dated 1537 and signed by Agostino da Casanova, a sixteenth-century Ligurian painter active on the Riviera di Ponente, ends. For the occasion, the work, present...
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Outstanding discovery in Genoa, Caravaggio work found: it is an Adoration by Matthias Stomer

An important discovery in Genoa , where a Caravaggesque canvas, attributed to Matthias St omer, also known as Matthias Stom (Amersfoort, c. 1600 - Sicily, after 1650), a great Dutch painter, who was influenced by Caravaggio's followers from his coun...
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