A rare fresco painted on a round wicker mat, rather than on a wall, canvas, panel, or any other traditional support: this is what makes *Christ and the Samaritan Woman*, a work by Luca Giordano (Naples, 1634 –1705), which is now part…
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For years it served as a barracks, then it was abandoned, and now, in Savona, a three-year restoration project is returning one of Liguria’s most important Renaissance churches to the public. This is the Church of San Giacomo, a…
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In Amsterdam, along one of the canals in the historic center, at 38 Oudezijds Voorburgwal, there is a 17th-century house that , from the outside, gives no hint of anything unusual. The facade, squeezed between the buildings of the old…
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A sumptuous banquet, a young woman seated before a lavishly set table, maids and musicians gathered around her, and, in the background, colonnades opening onto the landscape; all around, a rich border featuring cherubs, friezes, and floral…
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A unique exhibition at the Borghese Gallery: From October 20 to December 8, 2026, the Roman museum presents “Titian: Dialogues Between the Sacred and the Profane.” The Borghese Gallery Meets the Annunciation from Treviso Cathedral is an…
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In the Florence of the Medici, Artemisia Gentileschi solidified her artistic identity, measuring herself against the great masters of the time and carving out a place for herself in a cultural milieu dominated by men. The exhibition…
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A world map and five large geographical maps created in the Netherlands in the 17th century are once again on display at Palazzo Spinola in Genoa, following a restoration project that lasted over a year. The works, part of a collection of…
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Works and artists Ancient art Four hundred Leonardo da Vinci Renaissance Tuscany
“This is the true way to cook roasts.” Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452 – Amboise, 1519) is not the sort of man to make such a categorical statement in a treatise on natural philosophy or a fortification design: in fact, he…
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