Giotto’s restored frescoes were the focus of the visit by President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, who was welcomed this morning at the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence by the rector, Father Franco Buonamano, and the president…
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News Focus Ancient art Caravaggio Six hundred
A previously unpublished painting in a private collection abroad has been attributed to Caravaggio: it is believed to be a depiction of Demosthenes, specifically the “toga-clad orator”—that is,the orator whom, according to…
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Exhibition reviews Ancient art Five hundred Mantua Te Palace
Tucked away as it is inside a horizontal display case—the kind used to display books, the kind that usually goes unnoticed—the portrait of Ferrante Imperato at the museum risks being overlooked, of going unseen. This is also because at…
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A new self-portrait by Andrea Appiani (Milan, 1754–1817) has been added to the neoclassical painter’s catalog: The painting, dated to 1810–1811 and characterized by an intense gaze directed straight at the viewer, will be…
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How can we tell the story of a region through the experiences of those who live there every day? That is the question that sparked “Oltre la Mappa.” This grassroots counter-mapping project—a participatory art initiative conceived by Mimmo…
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Restoration work on the Fonti dei Leoni and the Cortile della Dogana has been completed at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The project was carried out in sixty days with an investment of 50,000 euros, thanks to technical sponsorship from the…
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Interviews Ancient art Ducal Palace of Mantua Harry Potter Mantua
A bezoar on display , a starry ceiling reminiscent of the Great Hall at Hogwarts, a hippogriff born of Ariosto’s imagination five centuries before Fierobecco: at the Ducal Palace in Mantua, Harry Potter fans will discover that the…
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A rare fresco painted on a round wicker mat, rather than on a wall, canvas, panel, or any other traditional support: this is what makes *Christ and the Samaritan Woman*, a work by Luca Giordano (Naples, 1634 –1705), which is now part…
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