Ancient art - Finestre sull'Arte

Beato Angelico’s Fiesole Altarpiece Returns to Its Church, Restored, Thanks to Friends of Florence

Beato Angelico ’s Fiesole Altarpiece has returned to the Church of San Domenico—the church for which it was originally created—following a major restoration project made possible thanks to the support of Friends of Florence. The work was also recentl...
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In Salice Salentino (Lecce), an exhibition recounts the great battles of Homer and Virgil

Myth, archaeology, and digital technologies come together in Salice Salentino (Lecce) with *The Great Battles Between Homer and Virgil*, an exhibition taking place on July 11 and 12, 2026, at the Convent of the Madonna della Visitazione. The public o...
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Artemisia Gentileschi’s *The Annunciation* is the Masterpiece for Milan 2026

Artemisia Gentileschi’s*Annunciation*, on loan from the Capodimonte Museum and Royal Park, will be the Masterpiece for Milan 2026. The work will be on view at the Carlo Maria Martini Diocesan Museum in Milan from October 27, 2026, to January 31, 2027...
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Claudio Ridolfi: An Exhibition Becomes a Research Lab

For over thirty years, the catalog of Claudio Ridolfi’s works in the Marche region has remained essentially unchanged. Today, however, an exhibition in Corinaldo compels us to reevaluate attributions, contexts, and even the role that the Verone...
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Notre-Dame: Restoration of the Western Rose Window and the North Facade Begins

The public agency Rebâtir Notre-Dame de Paris has announcedthe launch of two new restoration projects for the Paris cathedral. The work will focus on the large rose window on the western facade, facing the churchyard, and the entire northern fa...
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The National Gallery in London acquires a masterpiece by Angelica Kauffmann

The National Gallery in London is expanding its collections with a major donation that brings three works by three leading figures in 18th- and 19th-centurySwiss art to the museum’s galleries. The bequest from collectors Richard and Luba Barrett inc...
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Sodom Before Sodom. A Look at the Exhibition at the Accorsi-Ometto Foundation in Turin

The works of Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Sodoma, are a captivating collection of eclectic delights and antiquarian touches—especially those of the mature Sodoma, the Sodoma who, wandering the streets of Rome and Tuscany, almost forgot his ancest...
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The Madonna recently acquired by the Met is believed to be by Alonso Berruguete, not Rosso Fiorentino

The *Madonna and Child with Saint John the Evangelist*, acquired earlier this year by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, may not be by Rosso Fiorentino : according to scholars Luigi Agus and Alessandro Nesi, it may in fact be a painting b...
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