Ancient art - Finestre sull'Arte

How a Painting Changes After Restoration: Here Are the Colors of Neri di Bicci’s “Annunciation”

To understand just how much a painting can change after restoration, one need only look atthe *Annunciation* by Neri di Bicci (Florence, 1418/1420–1492) in the Church of Sant’Agata in Florence. Beneath a thick layer of grime, yellowed var...
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Correggio: A Man of Deep Humanity. The Exceptional Exhibition in Dresden

The title of the major Allegri exhibition in Dresden is surprising; it certainly stands apart from any other current designation for an art event, particularly one focusing on historical art. There is no doubt that, over the generations, certain inti...
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Correggio, the Painter of Emotions: The Largest Exhibition Outside Italy in Dresden

For five hundred years, the paintings of Antonio Allegri—who went down in history as Correggio, after his hometown—have continued to captivate viewers with the sensuality of their figures, the luminosity of their scenes, the brilliance of their color...
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In Pyrgi (Santa Marinella, Rome), the face of the goddess Uni has resurfaced: a new discovery in Temple B

In Pyrgi ( Santa Marinella, in the province of Rome), in the area of Temple B, excavations conducted by Sapienza University of Rome have unearthed a new fragment of an antefix depicting the face of the goddess Uni. The discovery was reported by Sapie...
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Michelangelo's first design for San Lorenzo will be put on display and then undergo restoration

The project for the façade of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence was never completed, but the grand design conceived by Michelangelo Buonarroti ( Caprese, 1475 – Rome, 1564) for the Medici church, a particularly significant artifact remain...
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Luigi Groto, the “Blind Man of Adria” who defied all limits in the 16th century: the exhibition in Rovigo

The scholar Luigi Groto was born blind in Adria in 1541, but his condition did not prevent him from engaging in virtually every field of culture of his time. He wrote over 1,300 poems, orations, tragedies, comedies, and pastoral works; he frequented ...
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The Antiquarium at Villa Albani Torlonia is expanding and adding twenty new polychrome marble sculptures to its collection

The Antiquarium delle Scuderie at Villa Albani Torlonia in Rome is expanding its exhibition program and opening a new space to the public dedicated to the exhibition *Marmora Romana*. Curated by Carlo Gasparri, the exhibition explores the history and...
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Stanley Moss, the American art dealer and poet who sold a Piero della Francesca to the Louvre

Anyone who happened to be on Madison Avenue in New York in early February of this year certainly couldn’t have failed to notice the gleaming Breuer Building, which had just been restored and recently reopened to house the new global headquarter...
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