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Caravaggio in the Feluca. An Overlooked but Exquisite "San Giovannino"

These days, it seems that the public’s interest in Caravaggio tends to overshadow that directed at every other genius of painting, driven by the constant stream of solo exhibitions popping up just about everywhere, the endless films and documen...
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A precious and rare miniature by Silvestro dei Gherarducci resurfaces at a Christie’s auction

One of the most important Italian miniatures to appear on the market in recent years will be the highlight of the “Valuable Books and Manuscripts including Cartography” auction, scheduled for July 8 at Christie’s. It is a monumental illuminated...
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Sarzana: The 38th Antiques Fair at the Firmafede Fortress

From August 14 to 23, 2026, the Firmafede Fortress in Sarzana will host the 38th edition of the “Città di Sarzana” National Antiques Fair, an event included in the cultural program of the historic complex and dedicated to the market and promot...
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Rome: The frescoes in the François Tomb are now part of Italy’s national heritage

The famous cycle of frescoes in the François Tomb has officially become part of Italy’s national heritage. The inauguration of the new exhibition space at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome took place today in the presence of...
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Ferrara: The Rediscovered, Vibrant Nobility of Palazzo Prosperi Sacrati

Ferrara is a magnificent and enchanting city: it never fails to offer new thrills to visitors who tirelessly plan their returns to the historic realm of art’s embrace, where they are enveloped by the continuous, almost miraculous resurgence of the tr...
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The Mausoleum of Theodoric, Ravenna’s Stone Giant

The imposing monolith of Theodoric’s Mausoleum, as scholar Marisa Bianco Fiorin wrote in 1992, “has always aroused great curiosity among the general public and considerable interest among art and architecture specialists over the centurie...
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An Italian Art Historian in the U.S.: An Interview with Davide Gasparotto, Curator at the Getty Museum

Since 2014, Davide Gasparotto has served as Senior Curator of Painting and Chair of Curatorial Affairs at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. The institution, founded in 1954 by J. Paul Getty, has been governed since 1976 by a much more complex structur...
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Spain: An ancient bronze votive chariot, the only one of its kind on the Iberian Peninsula, has been discovered

At the Casas del Turuñuelo archaeological site, in the municipality of Guareña, in the province of Badajoz, Spain, a bronze votive chariot of great decorative and iconographic complexity has been discovered; it is considered to be a spe...
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