Eighteenth century - Finestre sull'Arte

In Venice, the Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo explores the evolution of men's fashion at the time of Casanova

From March 7 to July 27, 2025, the Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo - Centro Studi di Storia del Tessuto e del Costume in Venice, in the year dedicated to Giacomo Casanova, is hosting the exhibition Il seduttore. The renewal of the male image in Casanova's ...
Read more...

Pietro Giarrè in the Charterhouse of Calci: a continuous dialogue between painting, sculpture and architecture

The Carthusian Monastery of Calci, also known as "Certosa di Pisa," is a former Carthusian monastery with a sumptuous structure located in the Val Graziosa, a plain lying between the Pisan mountains. The building owes itself to continuous remodeling ...
Read more...

Boucher and Fragonard: the elegance of Louis XV's court on display at Casa Museo Zani

The Paolo and Carolina Zani Foundation House Museum in Cellatica, in the province of Brescia, hosts an exhibition that takes visitors back to the heart of Louis XV's court, amid luxury, elegance and symbols of power. From Feb. 14 through May 25, 2025...
Read more...

Canova's Colossal Horse will return to display after 50 years

After decades of waiting, Antonio Canova 's Colossal Horse is preparing to return to public display in the Civic Museums of Bassano del Grappa. This monumental work, among the last created by the Possagno sculptor, which remained unfinished after his...
Read more...

Castelfranco celebrates the 250th anniversary of Francesco Maria Preti with an exhibition on the 18th century in three locations

On December 23, 1774, Castelfranco Veneto lost one of its most illustrious figures: Francesco Maria Preti (Castelfranco Veneto, May 19, 1701 - 1774), architect and intellectual among the main protagonists of the lively cultural season that characteri...
Read more...

Venice, a major exhibition and many events will celebrate Giacomo Casanova 300 years after his birth

On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Casanova (April 2, 1725 - June 4, 1798), the Giorgio Cini Foundation is participating in the city's celebrations with a rich annual program involving all its institutes and research cen...
Read more...

Florence, Academy Gallery acquires important sketch by Luigi Pampaloni

The Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence enriches its collections with a valuable terracotta statuette by Luigi Pampaloni (Florence, 1791 - 1847): it is the preparatory sketch for Venus at the Bath, which will be exhibited in the Gipsoteca - alongside...
Read more...

In 2025, the Reggia di Venaria will celebrate the Magnificent Collections of the Genoa of the Doges with a hundred works

Venaria Reale announces for spring 2025, from early April until September, an exhibition dedicated to Magnificent Collections. Art and Power in the Genoa of the Doges, produced in collaboration with the National Museums of Genoa - Palazzo Spinola and...
Read more...