Collectibles - Finestre sull'Arte

The private collector: savior or jailer of art?

There are figures who, more than others, traverse art history as ambivalent presences, somewhere between the generosity ofthe patron and the rigor of the banker. Figures who do not create, do not paint, do not sculpt, but without whom much art woul...
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Who are today's art collectors? Here's a map of tastes and values in a new survey

Art collecting has always been the silent and fundamental driving force that powers a substantial part of the art system. It is through the choices of collectors that the market takes shape, that artists receive life support, and that institutions dr...
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At the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum, art conversations with tea and pastries for an untold tale of the collection

In Milan, at the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum returns for the second edition the series of meetings at tea time Tea Talks. Art Conversations at Casa Bagatti Valsecchi: seven appointments from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. dedicated to art history topics chosen to ...
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MAMbo in Bologna pays tribute to the insight of Francesco Arcangeli, a visionary critic

On the 50th anniversary of the death of Francesco Arcangeli (Bologna, 1915 - 1974), MAMbo - Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna, in collaboration with the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna and Museo Morandi, pays tribute to the great art critic and histori...
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The Treasure of the Grand Dukes and the collecting of the Tuscan court

The visitor who, being in Florence, wants to get as complete an idea as possible of the collecting interests of the Tuscan court in the 290 years of the Grand Duchy's life, cannot limit himself to admiring the bombastic pictorial masterpieces of the ...
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Mercanteinfiera, the event dedicated to antiques, modern antiques and vintage collecting, is back in Parma

From October 12-20, 2024, Mercanteinfiera returns to Fiere di Parma, the event dedicated to collectors and enthusiasts of antiques, modern antiques and vintage collectibles. This edition will host about a thousand international exhibitors, who will p...
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, an exhibition to celebrate 50 years of the Mario Rimoldi Museum of Modern Art.

On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Mario Rimoldi Museum of Modern Art in Cortina d'Ampezzo, the exhibition The Mario Rimoldi Museum: a fable of Ampezzo will open to the public from June 25 to October 6, 2024. 1974-2024, produced by th...
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Parma, Mercanteinfiera, exhibition of antiques, modern antiques and collectibles, returns. With four collateral

From October 1 to 9, 2022, Mercanteinfiera, the traditional event dedicated toantiques, modern antiques and collectibles, returns to Parma Fairs. After the great success of the spring edition, which recorded more than 51 thousand visitors and an ever...
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