Ancient art - Finestre sull'Arte

Bill Armstrong reinterprets the Sibyls of Siena Cathedral in the Crypt

The Sibyls of the floor of Siena Cathedral become unstable images, suspended between appearance and fading, in the photographic project SIBYLS by American artist Bill Armstrong, staged from May 16 to Nov. 15 in the spaces of the Crypt of the Monument...
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Pietro Bellotti, a study day at MarteS revives research on the painter

The MarteS Museo d'Arte Sorlini in Calvagese della Riviera, in the province of Brescia, will host on Saturday, May 16, 2026, a day of studies dedicated to Pietro Bellotti, a painter active in the seventeenth century between Lombardy and Veneto, who h...
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Rome, podcasts and portraits at Ara Pacis tell the story of Augustus' dynasty

Starting May 15, 2026, the Ara Pacis Museum in Rome will introduce a new project to enhance its permanent collection dedicated to the Gallery of Busts. The initiative concerns plaster casts of portraits of the main members of Augustus' family and inc...
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Artemis Ephesia meets Tagliolini's biscuit at the MANN in Naples

The National Archaeological Museum of Naples and the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte return to share the same exhibition space with The Echo of Artemis, a project that marks the preview of the MiC's recent acquisition destined for Capodimonte and r...
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Is this Saint Dorothy by Artemisia Gentileschi that will go to auction in France?

An unpublished painting to be attributed to Artemisia Gentileschi? That's what the French auction house Rouillac is convinced of, which next June 7, at the Château de Villandry in the Loire Valley, will present a Saint Dorothy associated with the lof...
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At the Capitoline Museums an exhibition on Angels, from archaeology to the contemporary, in tribute to Pope Francis

One year after the passing of Pope Francis, the Capitoline Museums pay tribute to him with the exhibition ANGELS. Messengers, Guardians and Wayfarers. Sublime Creatures from the Ancient to the Contemporary, on display from May 13 to Nov. 1, 2026 in t...
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Viterbo aims for European Capital of Culture 2033 with the support of 51 municipalities

Viterbo and Tuscia officially start the path toward candidacy as European Capital of Culture 2033. The project was presented on May 11 in the headquarters of the Province of Viterbo, in the presence of the administrators of the 51 municipalities that...
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Castiglione Olona, restored Magenta Madonna returns to Collegiate Museum

The Museum of the Collegiate Church of Castiglione Olona (Varese) adds a new piece to the path of protection and enhancement of its artistic heritage with the presentation of the restoration of the Magenta Madonna, a work that is a symbol of local po...
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