Ceramics - Finestre sull'Arte

The enigmatic Renaissance Madonna of Magdala, removed in the 20th century from the hermitage of Cascio in Garfagnana, is now on the market

There is no trace of the composed reassurance found in much Renaissance art in the gaunt face of the Penitent Mary Magdalene that once stoodin the hermitage of Santa Maria Maddalena in Cascio, in Garfagnana. In this glazed terracotta sculpture, the s...
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Florence: Two Extremely Rare Medici Porcelain Pieces Join the Collections of the San Marco Museum

Two vases made in Florence during the second half of the sixteenth century bring to the forefront one of the most remarkable undertakings of the court of Francesco I de’ Medici: the attempt to produce in Europe the porcelain that had been impor...
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Pompeii: Ceramic Artifacts May Indicate That the Ancient City Was Visited During the Renaissance

Pompeii and the Renaissance might seem like two historical realities that are worlds apart and difficult to connect. Recent discoveries made inthe Insula Meridionalis area, however, seem to tell a different story. Certain materials and ceramic artifa...
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Milan: Over 30 works by Bertozzi & Casoni on display at the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum, in dialogue with the house-museum

From September 18 to October 25, 2026, the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum in Milan presents *Bertozzi & Casoni: Eternal and Fragile Presences*, an exhibition curated by Alberto Mattia Martini and organized in collaboration with the Giovanni Bonelli Gal...
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At the MIC in Faenza: Seventy Years of Nordic Women’s Design in Over 200 Works

From June 20, 2026, to January 10, 2027, the MIC in Faenza presents the exhibition *Nordic Table Design: A Quiet Feminist Revolution (1900–1970)*, curated by Fabia Masciello. The exhibition traces seventy years of Nordic design by women through a sel...
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Capodimonte opens new Porcelain Gallery: more than 1,500 pieces on display

Starting June 11, the Capodimonte Museum and Real Bosco di Capodimonte directed by Eike Schmidt opens to the public the new Porcelain Gallery, an itinerary divided into sixteen rooms that makes visible a selection of one of the most important ceramic...
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Bertozzi & Casoni on show in Genoa: the incredible between reality and perception

From June 11 to September 10, 2026, ABC-ARTE 's historic headquarters in Genoa will host What's the most incredible thing you've done?, a solo exhibition dedicated to the duo Bertozzi & Casoni, formed by Giampaolo Bertozzi (Borgo Tossignano, 1957...
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Arezzo, Andrea della Robbia's St. Sebastian restored

The National Museum of Medieval and Modern Art in Arezzo was presented with the restoration of Saint Sebastian, a refined glazed terracotta attributed to Andrea della Robbia (Florence, 1435 - 1525) and his workshop, datable to the early 16th century....
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