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The Thebaid attributed to Fra Angelico found after 50 years: will go to auction in Florence

The Thebaid attributed to Fra Angelico found after 50 years: will go to auction in Florence

A work that disappeared from circulation for more than half a century, but was never forgotten by art history, suddenly returns to the center of international attention. In fact, the Thebaid attributed to Beato Angelico (Fra' Giovanni da Fiesole, bor...
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An exhibition in Salo traces the history of the Magnifica Patria under Venice

An exhibition in Salo traces the history of the Magnifica Patria under Venice

In 1426 the political community of the Brescian Riviera of Lake Garda entered the orbit of the Republic of Venice, inaugurating a phase destined to last until 1797, the year of the fall of the Serenissima. Six hundred years after that entry into Vene...
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Siena, an exhibition in the Palazzo delle Papesse recounts the interiors of the Sienese Renaissance

Siena, an exhibition in the Palazzo delle Papesse recounts the interiors of the Sienese Renaissance

It will be presented on May 21, 2026 at 12 noon in Siena, in the halls of Palazzo delle Papesse, the exhibition Abitare il Rinascimento. Domestic Furniture in Siena from the 15th Century to the Age of Mannerism, scheduled from May 22 to November 1, 2...
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Portrait of Francesco Borgia by Francesco Hayez goes up for auction in Cologne

Portrait of Francesco Borgia by Francesco Hayez goes up for auction in Cologne

On May 21 in Cologne, the Lempertz auction house will close its week devoted to ancient art with a sale of paintings and drawings that brings together 250 lots, offering a broad traversal of European art history from the Northern Renaissance to the I...
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Luca Pozzi brings to Verona a dragon inspired by Dragon Ball and quantum gravity

Luca Pozzi brings to Verona a dragon inspired by Dragon Ball and quantum gravity

From May 4 to 17, the Verona Chapter Library will host Luca Pozzi 's work Arkanian Shenron (2020) in the Monumental Hall, a multi-platform installation that is part of an exhibition itinerary dedicated to the interweaving of contemporary artistic lan...
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Caravaggio and his models: a survey of sources and reconstructions of female figures

Caravaggio and his models: a survey of sources and reconstructions of female figures

The meeting Beyond the Canvas will be held on May 5 in the Sala di Liegro of Palazzo Valentini in Rome. Caravaggio's Roman Models, an appointment dedicated to the analysis of one of the most discussed aspects of the production of Michelangelo Merisi ...
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Van Dyck at the Ducal Palace, the irresistible allure of the compilation

Van Dyck at the Ducal Palace, the irresistible allure of the compilation

Roughly the same reasoning that Giuliano Briganti made for Rubens applies to Van Dyck: given the vastness of his catalog, an exhibition entitled simply "Van Dyck" is unfeasible. It matters little whether one attaches to it, as was done for the exhibi...
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Klesch Collection acquires early masterpiece by Sandro Botticelli

Klesch Collection acquires early masterpiece by Sandro Botticelli

The Klesch Collection, a major British private collection, has announced the acquisition of the Madonna and Child Enthroned by Sandro Botticelli (Florence, 1445 - 1510), an important early work datable to between 1465 and 1470: the work will be on pu...
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