Ancient art - Finestre sull'Arte

At auction at Sotheby's is the Giordano Collection, one of the most important existing collections of decorative arts

A significant part of Gianni Giordano's sumptuous collection, one of the most important existing collections of decorative arts, will be dispersed between today and tomorrow, November 26 and 27, 2024, in anauction at Sotheby 's in Paris. A collection...
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Journey through the Medici fortresses of Romagna

A journey through a land where history has shaped every stone, every tower, every village, in the heart of Romagna and particularly of Tuscan Romagna. Thehinterland of Romagna is marked by the presence of several Medici fortresses: in Renaissance ti...
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A never-seen Caravaggio is revealed for the first time: the Portrait of Maffeo Barberini in Rome

A never-before-seen Caravaggio is unveiled to the public. In fact, from Nov. 23, 2024 to Feb. 23, 2025, the National Galleries of Ancient Art in Rome will host an event of historic significance: the first public exhibition of the Portrait of Monsigno...
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At the Royal Museums of Turin a dossier exhibition on Cleopatra, between history and myth

To the figure of Cleopatra, the famous queen of Egypt, a woman of extraordinary charm and power, whose events have inspired illustrious writers such as William Shakespeare, Théophile Gautier and George Bernard Shaw, as well as numerous artists...
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The patronage of Pius II, the humanist pope

Building the ideal city at the height of the Renaissance was an ambitious project, to say the least, although the great passion for the arts and the high intellectual knowledge of one man, one of the greatest patrons of his time, had made this dream ...
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Parma, major acquisition for the Pilotta: Giorgio Gandini del Grano's Allegory of Parma arrives

A new masterpiece of Parma Mannerism joins the collection of the National Gallery at the Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta in Parma. It is theAllegory of the City of Parma by Giorgio Gandini del Grano (Parma, c. 1500 - 1538), acquired thanks to fun...
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Antonio Canova in Rome: the 12 busts of Banca Ifis on display at Arte in Nuvola

From November 22-24, 2024, Rome will welcome for the first time the twelve busts by Antonio Canova owned by Banca Ifis, displayed in a space created by Banca Ifis itself on the occasion of the Arte in Nuvola fair. The works, about 50-60 cm tall and m...
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Uffizi, new light for Sala della Niobe, where the great Roman horse returns

After nearly two decades in storage, the great Roman horse from the 1st-2nd century AD is back to occupy the center of the Sala della Niobe at the Uffizi in Florence. The ancient sculpture, part of the famous Niobe group, has been restored and reloca...
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