Ancient art - Finestre sull'Arte

The Holy Face returns to the Tempietto of Lucca Cathedral after restoration

TheEnte Chiesa Cattedrale di Lucca has announced the permanent relocation of the Holy Face to its Tempietto inside the Cathedral of San Martino in Lucca. The move follows a restoration that restored the wooden crucifix to its appearance attested betw...
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It is not true that this Madonna went abroad because of a 3 mistaken for an 8

The whole story of the thirteenth-century Madonna by the Master of the Baptistery of Parma that ended up abroad has become, in my view, a textbook case of misinformation, based in this case on a curious mixture of the two typical elements of misinfor...
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Restoration of Moretto's Assumption in Brescia's Duomo Vecchio completed.

On June 13, 2026, at 8:30 p.m., the outcome of the restoration of theAssumption of the Virgin by Alessandro Bonvicino known as Moretto, a work placed on the high altar of Brescia's Old Cathedral, will be presented to the public. The canvas, created b...
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Asciano (Siena), research on the fresco of Sant'Ippolito and links to Raphael's early environment

On Saturday, July 4, 2026, the Auditorium of the Basilica of Sant'Agata in Asciano (Siena) will host a study day entitled A Fresco, a Pilgrimage Route. The Sacred Conversation in the Parish of Sant'Ippolito and the Via Lauretana Senese, an appointmen...
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Bellotto stars at Christie's: £6 million Venetian masterpiece in London

One of the most important Venetian vedute (views) by Bernardo Bellotto (Venice, 1722 - Warsaw, 1780) to appear on the market in recent years will take center stage at the Old Masters Evening Sale organized by Christie's in London on June 30. The work...
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Leonardo da Vinci, online the largest digital collection of his drawings and manuscripts

After more than four centuries of separation, the major manuscripts and drawings of Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452 - Amboise, 1519) are once again available for consultation as a single documentary heritage. The Leonardotheka 2.0 project, the new dig...
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Pomposa Abbey, restoration of aisle frescoes completed

A new and significant phase in the long journey of conservation and enhancement of the church of Santa Maria diPomposa, or the church of theAbbey of Pomposa, one of the most important monumental complexes of the historical and artistic heritage of Em...
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Cesena's Malatestiana Library, the Renaissance dream that has lived on for more than five centuries

In 2003 a conference was held in Cesena celebrating the 550th anniversary of the opening of one of Italy's most illustrious cultural jewels, the Biblioteca Malatestiana, inaugurated in 1454: the organizers decided to give that day of study a title, T...
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