Ancient art - Finestre sull'Arte

Audio from Andreotti trial pops up on Caravaggio cut into pieces

"The Caravaggio had been destroyed because ... in the way it had been rolled up, when the buyer was later to ... see it, he started crying and it was ... not. it was no longer in a condition to be used." It is in the words of justice collaborator Fra...
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Carved and painted wooden Madonna of Mercy from Camerino restored

Completed the restoration of Our Lady of Mercy, a wooden sculpture from the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Camerino, overseen by theOffice of the Special Superintendent for the areas affected by the Aug. 24, 2016,earthquake. The sculpture, made ...
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Excavations at Pyla-Vigla (Cyprus) concluded: new findings on Hellenistic military life

The 19th season of archaeological excavations in the Pyla-Vigla locality (Larnaca district, Cyprus), conducted by the Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Program (PKAP) during June and July 2025, has concluded. This year's campaign was directed by Brand...
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Luca Giordano's restored Samaritan Woman at the Well enters the itinerary of Palazzo Grimani in Venice

As of Tuesday, November 11, 2025, the Museum of Palazzo Grimani - National Archaeological Museums of Venice and the Lagoon welcomes Luca Giordano's Samaritan Woman at the Well to its exhibition itinerary, which officially becomes part of its collecti...
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Luigi Pampaloni's terracotta Venus acquired by the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence. An exhibition for the occasion

From November 4, 2025 to February 1, 2026, the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence will host the exhibition Venus Entering the Sea Bath by Luigi Pampaloni in the temporary exhibition hall. A New Acquisition for the Florence Academy Gallery and Bargel...
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"Knock Knock Knock": at the Labirinto della Masone, the exhibition on vintage door knockers from the Cesati collection

From September 14, 2025 to January 6, 2026, Franco Maria Ricci 's Labirinto della Masone in Fontanellato (Parma) will host the exhibition Knock Knock Knock. Iron Guardians from the Cesati Collection, curated by Alessandro Cesati and the Franco Maria ...
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Siena, the Thebaid rediscovered: restored 14th-century frescoes by Lippo Vanni

In Siena, in the heart of the monumental complex of Santa Maria della Scala, an important chapter of 14th-century painting returns to view. After a long and careful restoration, the fresco cycle of the Thebaid, attributed to the Sienese painter Lippo...
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At the Uffizi the exhibition "Wax Once": the lost art of wax sculpture

A fragile and forgotten art, suspended between sculpture and science, comes back to life after centuries of silence. From December 16, 2025 to April 12, 2026, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence presents the exhibition Wax Once. Sculptures from the Medici...
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