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From the Connoisseur's Eye to Superintelligence: What AI Can Do for Art

From the Connoisseur's Eye to Superintelligence: What AI Can Do for Art

In February 1909, in the Parisian newspaper *Le Figaro*, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti launched his famous challenge against the worship of the past, ushering in the 20th century with the Futurist Manifesto: “We affirm that the magnificence of the ...
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Bologna: Six Major Exhibitions at the Pinacoteca Nazionale—Luigi Gallo’s Program Through 2030

Bologna: Six Major Exhibitions at the Pinacoteca Nazionale—Luigi Gallo’s Program Through 2030

Six new exhibitions at the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Bologna and a comprehensive plan for restoration, redesign, and outreach projects: five months after his appointment as director of the National Museums of Bologna and Emilia-Romagna, Luigi Gallo pre...
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A fragment of the *Odyssey* dating from the 3rd or 4th century was discovered hidden in a library in Utrecht (Netherlands)

A fragment of the *Odyssey* dating from the 3rd or 4th century was discovered hidden in a library in Utrecht (Netherlands)

A fragment of Homer’s*Odyssey* dating from the 3rd or 4th century A.D. has been discovered in the special collections of Utrecht University in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The discovery was made by Mark de Kreij of Radboud University as part of a ...
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JR unleashes a deluge on the Vatican Apostolic Library for an exhibition on water as a threat

JR unleashes a deluge on the Vatican Apostolic Library for an exhibition on water as a threat

On September 25, 2026, the Vatican Apostolic Library will open AQVA to the public—the first chapter of *Catastrophe and Wonder*, a new five-year exhibition series dedicated to the dialogue between heritage preserved over the centuries and contemporar...
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The National Museums of Siena Acquire a Masterpiece by Rutilio Manetti: *The Allegory of the Four Seasons*

The National Museums of Siena Acquire a Masterpiece by Rutilio Manetti: *The Allegory of the Four Seasons*

Rome, 1621. That year, the physician, scholar, and collector Giulio Mancini took an interest in a large canvas by Rutilio Manetti (Siena, 1571–1639) that had recently arrived in the city: it wasthe Allegory of the Four Seasons, painted by the S...
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Is it really Federico Barocci? The rediscovered portrait is dividing opinion and raising many doubts

Is it really Federico Barocci? The rediscovered portrait is dividing opinion and raising many doubts

If one were to go by the headlines, it would seem there are no major doubts regarding the authenticity of the *Portrait of a Young Man*, which was presented with some grand ceremony in the halls of the Ducal Palace in Urbino—which are under the juris...
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Florence: The "Madonna and Child" from Santa Maria Nuova Has Been Restored

Florence: The "Madonna and Child" from Santa Maria Nuova Has Been Restored

In Florence , the *Madonna and Child*, a 17th-century painting that—thanks to recent restoration work—has been attributed to the circle of Francesco Curradi (Florence, 1570–1661), is once again on display in the women’s gallery of the museum t...
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Spain Recovers a Beautiful Flemish Painting, Thanks in Part to the Carabinieri

Spain Recovers a Beautiful Flemish Painting, Thanks in Part to the Carabinieri

The Spanish Ministry of Culture has presented the Museum of Fine Arts in La Coruña—a state-owned institution whose administration has been transferred to the Galician regional government—with a beautiful 16th-century Flemish panel painting dep...
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