Ancient art

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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Palermo, start of the restoration of the mosaics of the Palatine Chapel

Work will begin in Palermo in the coming days to restore the precious mosaics of the Palatine Chapel, a jewel of Norman art and architecture located inside the Royal Palace. The work, designed and supervised by the Palermo Superintendency of Cultural...
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The Annunciation attributed to Walter Monich from the Bargello will be at least for 10 years at the National Museum of Abruzzo

Thanks to the collaboration between the Bargello Museums in Florence and the Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo (MuNDA) in L'Aquila, as part of the National Museum System coordinated by the Ministry of Culture's General Directorate of Museums, from December 1...
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Michelangelo's Pieta shines with new iGuzzini lighting in St. Peter's Basilica

A masterpiece of Renaissance art enjoys a new light. We're talking about Michelangelo's Pieta, preserved in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, one of the most famous sculptural groups in art history, which now benefits from an innovative lighting project ...
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The Madonna of Tarquinia returns home: innovation and beauty in the sign of Filippo Lippi

On December 5 in Tarquinia, in the halls of Palazzo Vitelleschi, home of the National Archaeological Museum of Tarquinia, the exhibition 1437 opened its doors to the public. Filippo Lippi's Madonna, Tarquinia and Cardinal Vitelleschi, an event celebr...
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Venice, painting rediscovered in Correr Museum storerooms was possibly made in Mantegna's atelier

After a long and complex restoration, the Madonna and Child, St. John and Six Saints, a late 15th-century work rediscovered in the deposits of the Correr Museum in Venice, is coming home and will be on public display from December 18, 2024. This pain...
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Prato, the city acquires a 14th-century treasure: the triptych by the Master of Mezzana

Important return for the city of Prato: the Madonna Enthroned with Child between Saints Louis of Toulouse and Francis, a precious triptych by the Master of Mezzana, active in Prato between 1320 and 1340, finally returns to the Tuscan city after centu...
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Did the young Antonello da Messina work on the Triumph of Death in Palermo? The scholar's hypothesis

Could the young Antonello da Messina have been involved in the creation of the Triumph of Death in Palermo, one of the most renowned frescoes of the 15th century? This is the hypothesis of young art historian Riccardo Prinzivalli, a doctoral student ...
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After restoration, Schiavone's Adoration of the Magi returns to Pinacoteca Ambrosiana

From Dec. 6, 2024, to Feb. 4, 2025, it will be possible to admire again at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan the painting The Adoration of the Magi by Andrea Schiavone (Zara, 1510/1515 - Venice, 1563) after a restoration that took place at the La Ve...
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Rome, restoration completed at Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo

Two years after work began, the complex restorations involving the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo, one of the capital's most splendid sites representing one of the pinnacles of Roman Renaissance and Baroque art, have finally been completed in Rom...
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Florence, deposed Christ statue returns to St. Egidio church after restoration

Starting Thursday, Nov. 21, the church of Sant'Egidio in Florence welcomes back the sculpture of the Deposed Christ, placed in the first side altar on the left, after restoration sponsored by the Fondazione Santa Maria Nuova. This plaster work, charg...
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Save De Ferrari: a fundraiser in Genoa to restore the hidden masterpiece

Genoa is mobilizing to save a little-known but very significant treasure of its artistic history. The painting by Giovanni Andrea De Ferrari (Genoa, 1598 - 1669) depicting Saint Francis presenting the patron saints Ludovic IX King of France and Eliza...
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Gigapixel replica of Carracci's Carraccina arrives in Cento

Until January 26, 2025, The Madonna and Child between Saints Joseph, Francis and the patrons, known as La Carracina, will be featured in the exhibition Guercino. The Ludovisi Era in Rome, hosted at the Scuderie del Quirinale and dedicated to the Roma...
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Raphael's Madonna of the Canopy returns to the Pitti Palace after a year's absence

After more than a year's absence, the Madonna del Baldacchino, one of Raphael Sanzio 's (Urbino, 1483 - Rome, 1520) masterpieces, returns to its Florentine home in the Pitti Palace. The imposing altarpiece, which measures 280x216 cm in its current co...
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