Ancient art - Finestre sull'Arte

Passes at auction in Brescia starting at 1,200 euros but is a well-known masterpiece: sold for 88,000

In technical jargon they are called sleepers: they are those works that go through an auction with an attribution and estimate that undervalues them, but the market tends instead to believe that they are something more than the auction house thought,...
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Herculaneum, ArtBonus campaign kicks off for restoration of Villa Sora and Terme-Ginnasio

The Herculaneum Archaeological Park has launched an ArtBonus campaign aimed at supporting restoration and maintenance works at two sites located in Torre del Greco (Naples), Villa Sora and the so-called Terme-Ginnasio. The initiative is part of the a...
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At the Prado in Madrid, an exhibition investigates Italian influence in late medieval Spanish art

ThePrado Museum in Madrid will host, from May 26 to September 20, 2026, the exhibition Alla maniera italiana. Spain and the Mediterranean Gothic, 1320-1420, curated by Joan Molina Figueras, head of the collection of European painting up to 1500. Und...
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An auction at Dorotheum devoted to Old Masters, including masterpieces by Artemisia Gentileschi and Antiveduto Gramatica

On April 28, 2026, the Dorotheum auction house in Vienna will hold its auction dedicated to Old Master Paintings, offering a selection of works whose history is intertwined with the history of Europe itself. Among the most interesting lots is a fragm...
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Venice, the history of the world in 400 works: the Ligabue Foundation Palace of the Arts is born

From May 7-24, 2026, on the occasion of the opening of the Venice Art Biennale, the Giancarlo Ligabue Foundation will open its historic headquarters on the Grand Canal to the public, transforming it into the Palazzo delle Arti e delle Culture. This i...
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Forlì and the Grand Baroque Theater on display at the San Domenico Museums

Forlì is the epicenter of a critical reflection on one of the densest seasons in European history with the exhibition entitled Baroque. The Grand Theater of Ideas, hosted at the Museo Civico San Domenico from February 21 to June 28, 2026, cura...
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Roman villa of Publius Cornelius Dolabella resurfaces in Bacoli: first site on property confiscated from the Camorra

A Roman-era maritime villa with more than 2,000 years of history, which emerged in the area of Villa Ferretti, has been made visible to the public in Bacoli (Naples). The complex, attributed to the politician and military man Publius Cornelius Dolabe...
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The art of tarot: the Colleoni deck and the long life of the Arcana. What the exhibition in Bergamo looks like

It rarely happens that, chatting among art historians, critics, and specialized journalists, a unanimous consensus emerges on an exhibition project. But about the exhibition Tarot. The Origins, the Cards, the Fortune a currently underway at the Carra...
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