Ancient art - Finestre sull'Arte

Flooding at the Vatican Museums: water on the statues of the Profane Gregorian

A violent thunderstorm that hit Rome in the past week has caused water infiltration in the Vatican Museums, causing flooding in the Gregorian Profane section, one of the exhibition spaces that holds a significant part of the ancient sculpture collect...
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International illicit trafficking: 46 artifacts returned to National Museum of Sybaris (Cosenza)

There are 46 archaeological artifacts from Etruscan, Greek and Roman times returned to the state and destined for the National Museum of Sibari, located in the territory of the municipality of Cassano all'Ionio, in the province of Cosenza, within the...
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The Last Dreams of Medieval Man. The frescoes of Lorenzo and Jacopo Salimbeni in Urbino

Medieval man dwells within a tangle of symbols, lives by visions that lie between the earthly and the divine, conceives the universe according to an order that is not our own. In the mind of medieval man drowns all geometry; there are no straight lin...
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Mexico, new cave paintings from prehistory to 1521 AD discovered during work on Mexico-Querétaro train

In the course of the archaeological preservation activities related to the construction of the Mexico City-Querétaro passenger train, promoted by the Secretaría de Cultura of the Government of Mexico through theNational Institute of Ant...
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Malù Cruz Piani in Milan: dialogue with the masterpieces of Longari arte

From April 14 to May 15, Longari arte Milano gallery hosts Malù Cruz Piani - The Art of Becoming, a solo exhibition by Malù Cruz Piani curated by Giorgia Perin. The project develops as a direct confrontation between the Brazilian artist...
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Versailles, restored the king's chamber: the face of 1789 returns

At the Palace of Versailles , the chamber of the king's inner apartment returns to view in its 1789 configuration, at the end of a lengthy restoration project that represents the culmination of several decades of research, historical studies and craf...
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Forlì, there are hidden frescoes in the cathedral, possibly the work of Guido Cagnacci

A discovery destined to reignite the debate on one of the most fascinating enigmas of Baroque art in Romagna comes from the heart of Forlì Cathedral , and Il Resto del Carlino reports on it in an article signed by Sofia Nardi. During recent re...
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Masterpiece by Master of denim canvas goes public: acquired by Swiss museum

Aniconic work of 17th-century European reality painting is entering a public collection. Woman Begging with Two Children, a masterpiece by the so-called Master of the Denim Canvas, has been donated to the Pinacoteca Züst in Rancate, Switzerland,...
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