Ancient art - Finestre sull'Arte

The Castle of Agliè, from the home of dukes and princes to the good of all

In Agliè Castle , time seems to have stood still at its last inhabitant, Duke Thomas of Savoy-Genoa, who sold it to the Italian state in 1939. Since then, the residence has become a public asset and is open to visitors as part of the circuit o...
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The restoration of Lorenzo Lotto's Visitation: a masterpiece coming back to life. With its mystery

The restoration program of the Visitation by Lorenzo Lotto (Venice, 1480 - Loreto, 1556/1557), a work preserved at the Pinacoteca Civica di Palazzo Pianetti in Jesi, is certainly an important milestone in safeguarding Italy's artistic heritage. The i...
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Siena's Pinacoteca Nazionale reassembles a masterpiece, Sano di Pietro's Polyptych of the Gesuati

The Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena recomposes after centuries the Polyptych of the Gesuati by Sano di Pietro (Siena, 1405 - 1481): the Madonna Enthroned between St. Dominic, St. Jerome, Blessed Giovanni Colombini, St. Augustine and St. Francis, preser...
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The art of Italian bookbinding from the 15th and 16th centuries on display at the Pilotta in Parma

In Parma, from February 8 to May 18, 2025, the Complesso monumentale della Pilotta is hosting the exhibition La legatura italiana dei secoli XV e XVI nel patrimonio della Biblioteca Palatina, curated by Federico Macchi. The exhibition, set up in the ...
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Arezzo reopens its Vasari Corridor

Arezzo is preparing to pay further homage to its most illustrious citizen, Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, 1511 - Florence, 1574), on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of his death in 1574. The Tuscan city, known for its historical and cultural heritage,...
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Prague's National Gallery, the charm of an eclectic capital through its masterpieces

Prague, among Europe's capitals, is perhaps the city that assimilates the most souls: it has in fact, throughout its very long history, been the administrative and political center of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Holy Roman Empire, the "blossoming ...
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Major Caravaggio exhibition coming to Rome. "One of the most ambitious ever."

A jubilee exhibition on Caravaggio is coming to Rome's Palazzo Barberini. For now, not much is known: all that is known are the dates, March 7 to July 6, 2025, the title(Caravaggio 2025) and the names of the curators, namely Francesca Cappelletti (di...
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A terracotta model by Bernini on permanent loan to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has received an important sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Naples, 1598 - Rome, 1680) on permanent loan from a private collector. It is the only sculpture by the Baroque sculptor to be found in the Netherlands: it is th...
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