Mantua - Finestre sull'Arte

Mantua, Ducal Palace unleashed on the market: an early masterpiece by Giuseppe Bazzani arrives

In Mantua, the Ducal Palace goes wild on the market: after acquiring and presenting within a few weeks the Crucifixion by the Master of San Vincenzo Martire (a work that could help unravel the identity of the anonymous painter) and theAdoration of th...
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Mantua, masterpiece by Girolamo Bonsignori joins Ducal Palace collection

In Mantua, the Ducal Palace recently enriched its collection of Renaissance art with an extraordinary work by Girolamo Bonsignori, theAdoration of the Shepherds. The painting was purchased at a Christie's auction in New York on May 23, 2024 (awarded ...
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Mantua, Stefano L'Occaso to be director of Ducal Palace until 2028: appointment renewed

Stefano L'Occaso will be director of the Ducal Palace in Mantua for another four years. The Ministry of Culture 's General Directorate for Museums has in fact initiated the process to renew the appointment of L'Occaso, who has held the position of di...
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Mantua, new acquisition for Ducal Palace: the Crucifixion by the Master of St. Vincent Martyr

The Crucifixion by the so-called Master of San Vincenzo Martire is finally on public display in the new Renaissance section of the Ducal Palace in Mantua, which opened Oct. 25 at the Castle of San Giorgio, part of the institute's itinerary. The paint...
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Beyond the "beautiful sites": how to make tourism in UNESCO sites by telling their value

The question I would start with is: what is the role of UNESCO in relation to tourism? In fact, if you read the 1972 convention very carefully, you will never find the word "tourism," you will never find the phrase "territorial promotion," you will n...
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Mantua, new exhibition at Ducal Palace: journey through the wonders of the Mantuan Renaissance

Mantua's Ducal Palace yesterday opened to the public the new permanent display of the collection of Renaissance painting and sculpture at the Castle of San Giorgio, which is part of the Palace's itinerary being united with it. This section, curated t...
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Mantua, three 16th-century paintings donated to the Ducal Palace. One is unpublished

The collections of the Ducal Palace in Mantua have received a gift of three 16th-century paintings, small in format and with a sacred subject, in memory of Mantuan collector Ippolito Cazzaniga Donesmondi. Two of the works are attributed to Lorenzo Co...
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The coins of the Gonzaga family in the new exhibition at the Ducal Palace in Mantua

From September 14, 2024, at the Ducal Palace in Mantua in theAppartamento della Rustica, a new exhibit called Nell'oro impressa. The image of the Gonzaga in coins and medals from the collection of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, which presents a sel...
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