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Ten places to see and learn about Rubens in Antwerp

Antwerp is the city that more than any other tells the story of the life, art and genius of Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, 1577 - Antwerp, 1640) , the greatest Flemish painter of the seventeenth century and one of the absolute protagonists of European ar...
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Major acquisition by the Los Angeles Museum of Art: here is the self-portrait of Virginia Vezzi

Important achievement for LACMA - Los Angeles County Museum of Art, one of the most relevant U.S. art museums: the California institution has in fact found and purchased a very rare painting by Virginia Vezzi (Velletri, 1600 - Paris, 1638), a talente...
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Magdalene in Ecstasy attributed to Caravaggio on exhibition in India

For the first time in history, a painting attributed to Caravaggio is on display in India. The much-discussed Magdalene in Ecstasy is in fact the focus of an exhibition at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in New Delhi, which opened April 11, 2025...
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A splendid unpublished work by Louis Finson: his converted Magdalene, exhibited in Treviso

A splendid unpublished work by Louis Finson (Bruges, 1580 - Amsterdam, 1617), a beautiful Conversion of Magdalene is being shown for the first time to the public on the occasion of an exhibition dedicated precisely to the theme of the sinful saint, M...
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The Taking of Christ attributed to Caravaggio is on display in Gorizia.

From April 3 to June 30, 2025, the "Smart Space" exhibition space of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Gorizia welcomes a much-debated work: The Taking of Christ from the Ruffo Collection, a work that some scholars attribute to Caravaggio as part ...
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Artonauts back on newsstands: new album explores emotions and colors in art

The mission restarts. The Artonauts return to newsstands with a new album, ready to transport little collectors-and their parents-on a journey through the colors and emotions of art. The sixth adventure in the successful series will be available Marc...
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Bernini total artist: what the double exhibition at Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia looks like.

The gilded frames, the mirrors and paintings, the screaming sculpture heads tell of the pomp required by the patrician and the collective effort of the artists to please the gentleman. It is, was, the carriage that, thanks to Giovan Lorenzo Bernini's...
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"Here Are New Discoveries on Guido Reni and Bolognese Painting." Interview with scholar Giulia Iseppi

The recent exhibition on Guido Reni at the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna(La favola di Atalanta. Guido Reni e i poeti, which ended last Feb. 16) introduced important new information on the Bolognese artist and, in general, on the artistic environmen...
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