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Florence: The Madonna della Pura Is Once Again on Display at Santa Maria Novella Following Restoration

In Florence , one of the most significant images of Florentine Marian devotion is once again fully visible in the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella . The restoration of the fresco of the Madonna della Pura was unveiled today; this project has restored ...
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A rare medieval manuscript featuring the legend of the Holy Grail is set to go up for auction at Christie's

A monumental illuminated manuscript dating back more than seven centuries, which preserves some of the most famous legends of the Arthurian cycle, is set to return to the spotlight. On July 8, 2026, Christie’s will present it in Londonat an auc...
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Israel: Two 1,700-year-old Roman marble statues discovered near Binyamina

During an archaeological excavation conducted by theIsrael AntiquitiesAuthority near Binyamina, Israel, two marble busts dating back approximately 1,700 years were discovered. The works, two protomes (a decorative form widely used in ancient art, con...
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The National Art Gallery in Bologna is once again hosting an exhibition of sculpted portraits of the great masters

The National Art Gallery of Bologna is reclaiming a significant part of its history by bringing back to the exhibition halls some of the most important sculptures stored in the museum’s vaults. After years spent off the public view for conserva...
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When Sodoma Looked to Mantegna: The Lamentation of the Young Man from Piedmont

The career of Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, better known as Sodoma (Vercelli, 1477 – Siena, 1549) is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating and complex chapters of the High Renaissance, that transitional period between the 15th and 16th centuries, a...
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Lerici, work discovered that rewrites the iconographic history of the city. On display.

A painting believed lost for centuries unexpectedly resurfaced on the art market and is now back on public view through an exhibition dedicated to the visual history of Lerici. It is around this extraordinary discovery that The Rediscovered Painting ...
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The Ark of St. Augustine in Pavia, a masterpiece of Italian Gothic sculpture

Located in Pavia, inside the basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, is one of the pinnacles of Italian Gothic sculpture: theArk of St. Augustine. This imposing cenotaph (i.e., a funerary monument not intended to hold the remains of the deceased, as it...
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Restoration of Milan Cathedral's tiburium completed after eighteen years of work

After eighteen years of interventions, the restoration of the tiburium of Milan Cathedral has been completed, a crucial step in the long conservation program involving the Milanese cathedral. The completion of the work marks an important phase for th...
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