In Venice, from September 23, 2026, to January 11, 2027, Ca’ Rezzonico – Museum of 18th-Century Venice presents *In the Spirit of Venice*. The Alessandro Favaretto Rubelli Donation, an exhibition curated by Alberto Craievich dedicated to ...
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More than 300 square meters of mosaics—371, to be exact—created in the early 17th century based on cartoons by Cristofano Roncalli, known as il Pomarancio (Pomarance, 1552 – Rome, 1626), are once again visible in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. ...
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To understand just how much a painting can change after restoration, one need only look atthe *Annunciation* by Neri di Bicci (Florence, 1418/1420–1492) in the Church of Sant’Agata in Florence. Beneath a thick layer of grime, yellowed var...
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The title of the major Allegri exhibition in Dresden is surprising; it certainly stands apart from any other current designation for an art event, particularly one focusing on historical art. There is no doubt that, over the generations, certain inti...
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For five hundred years, the paintings of Antonio Allegri—who went down in history as Correggio, after his hometown—have continued to captivate viewers with the sensuality of their figures, the luminosity of their scenes, the brilliance of their color...
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In Pyrgi ( Santa Marinella, in the province of Rome), in the area of Temple B, excavations conducted by Sapienza University of Rome have unearthed a new fragment of an antefix depicting the face of the goddess Uni. The discovery was reported by Sapie...
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The project for the façade of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence was never completed, but the grand design conceived by Michelangelo Buonarroti ( Caprese, 1475 – Rome, 1564) for the Medici church, a particularly significant artifact remain...
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The scholar Luigi Groto was born blind in Adria in 1541, but his condition did not prevent him from engaging in virtually every field of culture of his time. He wrote over 1,300 poems, orations, tragedies, comedies, and pastoral works; he frequented ...
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