Ancient art - Finestre sull'Arte

Nearly 50 Fayum portraits on display in Rome: a major exhibition featuring rare works

The Fayum portraits—the famous faces painted on funerary panelsin ancient Egypt—are among the most celebrated images of antiquity, but in Italy they are also among the hardest to see, at least all together, given their rarity and fragility. There are...
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Caravaggio’s *The Arrest of Christ*: What the Mattei Inventories Reveal

While historiography on Caravaggio’s*Saint Francis* has struggled to find its bearings, it is in *The Arrest of Christ* that the house of cards of bureaucratic exegesis collapses spectacularly under the weight of geometry. Documents extracted from t...
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The Soul of Marble in Florence: Michelangelo at the Heart of Symbolist Visions

From Michelangelo’s *David* to the sculptures of Auguste Rodin and Antoine Bourdelle, and on to the interpretations of Giulio Aristide Sartorio, Leonardo Bistolfi, and Adolfo De Carolis: the Accademia Gallery in Florence is dedicating an exhibi...
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Aquino (Frosinone): The University of Salento Discovers Two Artifacts Linked to Roman Religion

The University of Salento’s 18th excavation campaign inthe ancient Roman city of Aquinum, located within the territory of the present-day municipalities of Castrocielo and Aquino (in the province of Frosinone), has unearthed two archaeological ...
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Florence: Two Paintings by the Master from 1416 Are Once Again on Display at the Accademia Gallery Following Restoration

Two paintings attributed to the Master of 1416 will be on display together from October 6, 2026, to March 14, 2027, in the first-floor galleries of the Accademia Gallery in Florence. The Madonna and Child with Saints Peter, Anthony the Abbot, Julian,...
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Bernini, Gentileschi, Rubens: Roman Baroque on Display in Cuneo

From November 20, 2026 , to March 29, 2027, the San Francesco Monumental Complex in Cuneo will host the exhibition *The Age of the Baroque: Bernini, Gentileschi, Rubens*, sponsored by the CRC Foundation and Intesa Sanpaolo. Curated by Maurizia Ciccon...
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Monza Cathedral: Work Begins on the Project to Secure the Roof and Restore the Frescoes

On October 1, the Monza Cathedral Foundation was presented to the community. This philanthropic fund was established on February 26, 2025, within the Monza and Brianza Community Foundation with the goal of supporting the restoration, maintenance, and...
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Socrates' Mirror: Francesco Ruschi's Rediscovered Masterpiece

A young man intently observes his own reflection in a mirror. A young classmate of his carefully holds up the mirror, while behind them stands the solemn and austere figure of Socrates, wrapped in an imposing gray cloak and distinguished by a wavy, s...
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