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Why do we say a landscape "looks like a painting"? A brief history of the gaze

A three-story mansion overlooking the Grand Canal, opposite the Fabbriche Nuove del Sansovino. It is called Palazzo Bolani Erizzo and from its windows, if you look to the left, you can see the Rialto Bridge. In the sixteenth century Pietro Aretino li...
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Luigi Rovati Foundation: the 2026 exhibition program between the Etruscans and contemporary art

The Luigi Rovati Foundation in Milan has announced its exhibition program for 2026, which consists of three major projects to be held at the Art Museum and a series of exhibitions in the Art Pavilion, with national and international collaborations. ...
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With artificial intelligence rediscovered in the U.S. a 15th-century panel painting thought to be missing

The history of Europe's artistic heritage is dotted with dispersions that, for decades, have left unbridgeable gaps within monumental complexes and historical collections. However, contemporary technologies are offering unprecedented tools for piecin...
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Luc Tuymans creates illuminated manuscript for the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore

The collection of contemporary illuminated manuscripts at theAbbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice is enriched by a new chapter: artist Luc Tuymans, one of the great names in contemporary world painting, has created a manuscript commissioned by the...
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Genoa, lighting works at the Royal Palace and extraordinary opening of the First Noble Floor

A wide-ranging intervention for the Palazzo Reale museum in Genoa kicks off these days, with the start of work on the complete renovation of the lighting system. The initiative, financed with PNRR funds managed by the Ministry of Culture, aims to imp...
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The rediscovered castle: Palazzo Madama from the Roman Age to the Middle Ages

Before becoming the home of the Royal Madames, before being associated with the history of the Savoy family and the architectural interventions of Filippo Juvarra, Palazzo Madama was a castle. It is from this observation that the exhibition The Redis...
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Gianni Versace at the Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria with "Terra Mater"

From Dec. 19, 2025 to April 19, 2026, the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria is presenting Gianni Versace. Terra Mater - Magna Graecia Roots Tribute, an itinerary curated by Sabina Albano and Fabrizio Sudano dedicated to the relationsh...
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Milan Diocesan Museum presents exhibition program through summer 2026: from Hans Memling to Werner Bischof

The Carlo Maria Martini Diocesan Museum in Milan closes 2025 with a positive balance and presents the exhibition program that will accompany the public until the summer of 2026. The year just ended recorded more than 91,000 visitors, an increase comp...
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