Andrea Mantegna - Finestre sull'Arte

Will France return to us three Mantegna panels stolen by Napoleon? Debate opens

Will France return to Italy three valuable Andrea Mantegna panels taken by Napoleon shortly after the Treaty of Campoformio was signed? Difficult, but it can be discussed. Yesterday, Le Journal des Arts, one of the leading French publications dedicat...
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Mantua's Ducal Palace buys and restores copy of Caesar's Triumphs: it will be previewed on display

On the occasion of the day of the Italian Federation of Friends of Museums, a copy of Caesar's Triumphs purchased and restored by the museum will be on view to the public as a preview from Sunday, October 3, within the usual visiting itinerary and wi...
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Andrea Mantegna, Poldi Pezzoli's Madonna and Child: a tale of restoration

A nineteenth-century restoration had altered the appearance of Andrea Mantegna 's Madonna and Child (Isola di Carturo, 1431 Mantua, 1506) preserved at the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan to such an extent that it was particularly difficult to j...
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The rediscovered Mantegna. At the Poldi Pezzoli Museum the exhibition-dossier on the restoration

The Poldi Pezzoli Museum presents from October 15 the exhibition-dossier Mantegna ritrovato, dedicated to the restoration of Andrea Mantegna's Madonna and Child. The exhibition is curated by the museum house and theOpificio delle Pietre Dure of Flore...
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The Bridal Chamber. Andrea Mantegna's masterpiece in Mantua.

Admired for centuries and called "the most beautiful room in the world" as early as 1475 (i.e., just one year after the decoration work was completed), the Bridal Chamber still attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to Mantua every year. A sy...
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Reviving the ancient, building the modern. Turin dedicates a major exhibition to Mantegna

The rooms of Palazzo Madama in Turin will host from December 12, 2019 to May 4, 2020 the major exhibition Andrea Mantegna. Reviving the Ancient, Building the Modern dedicated to one of the most significant artists of the Italian Renaissance, Andrea M...
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Masterpieces from Piero della Francesca to van Gogh at the Quirinale, for the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command

From May 5 to July 14, 2019, the Palazzo del Quirinale is hosting, in the halls of the Palazzina Gregoriana, the exhibition L'arte di salvare l'arte. Fragments of Italian History, curated by Francesco Buranelli. The exhibition is being held on the oc...
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In Bergamo, Mantegna's Resurrection stars in immersive exhibition at the Accademia Carrara

Attributed to Andrea Mantegna ( Isola di Carturo, 1431 - Mantua, 1506) followinglast year's exceptional discovery, recently restored and presented in London and Berlin, The Resurrection of Christ is now returning to its home, theAccademia Carrara in ...
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