Ancient art - Finestre sull'Arte

Portrait of Francesco Borgia by Francesco Hayez goes up for auction in Cologne

On May 21 in Cologne, the Lempertz auction house will close its week devoted to ancient art with a sale of paintings and drawings that brings together 250 lots, offering a broad traversal of European art history from the Northern Renaissance to the I...
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Luca Pozzi brings to Verona a dragon inspired by Dragon Ball and quantum gravity

From May 4 to 17, the Verona Chapter Library will host Luca Pozzi 's work Arkanian Shenron (2020) in the Monumental Hall, a multi-platform installation that is part of an exhibition itinerary dedicated to the interweaving of contemporary artistic lan...
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Caravaggio and his models: a survey of sources and reconstructions of female figures

The meeting Beyond the Canvas will be held on May 5 in the Sala di Liegro of Palazzo Valentini in Rome. Caravaggio's Roman Models, an appointment dedicated to the analysis of one of the most discussed aspects of the production of Michelangelo Merisi ...
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Van Dyck at the Ducal Palace, the irresistible allure of the compilation

Roughly the same reasoning that Giuliano Briganti made for Rubens applies to Van Dyck: given the vastness of his catalog, an exhibition entitled simply "Van Dyck" is unfeasible. It matters little whether one attaches to it, as was done for the exhibi...
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Klesch Collection acquires early masterpiece by Sandro Botticelli

The Klesch Collection, a major British private collection, has announced the acquisition of the Madonna and Child Enthroned by Sandro Botticelli (Florence, 1445 - 1510), an important early work datable to between 1465 and 1470: the work will be on pu...
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Valpurga Night in art: witches and enchantments between Faust and nocturnal apparitions

Walpurga Night, still celebrated between April 30 and May 1, represents one of the most persistent and fascinating themes in European culture, a meeting point of folk tradition, religious imagery and artistic reworking. Among the many European tradit...
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Royal Palace of Genoa, Luca Giordano's large canvases in the Throne Room restored

Starting May 1, the public will once again be able to admire in the Throne Room of the Royal Palace in Genoa two large canvases by Luca Giordano, one of the main protagonists of seventeenth-century Italian Baroque painting. They are The Struggle betw...
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Artemisia Gentileschi, the decapitated Magdalene sold for 837,500 euros

A result far beyond expectations marked the sale of the... Beheaded Magdalene by Artemisia Gentileschi (Rome, 1593 - Naples, post 1654). This fragmentary painting, which is missing its head(we had discussed it in a dedicated article), fetched an impr...
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