Medieval art - Finestre sull'Arte

Viboldone Abbey, monastic peace amid the chaos of Milan's suburbs

On the one hand, the high-rise buildings of San Giuliano Milanese, the results of the 'building expansionism of the 1960s, the straight line of the railroad, the sequence of banks, grill shops, driving schools, turkish kebabs, hairdressers, furniture...
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Palermo, start of the restoration of the mosaics of the Palatine Chapel

Work will begin in Palermo in the coming days to restore the precious mosaics of the Palatine Chapel, a jewel of Norman art and architecture located inside the Royal Palace. The work, designed and supervised by the Palermo Superintendency of Cultural...
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Prato, the city acquires a 14th-century treasure: the triptych by the Master of Mezzana

Important return for the city of Prato: the Madonna Enthroned with Child between Saints Louis of Toulouse and Francis, a precious triptych by the Master of Mezzana, active in Prato between 1320 and 1340, finally returns to the Tuscan city after centu...
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Florence, Spinello Aretino's precious triptych in the Accademia Gallery goes for restoration

The Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence has launched a major restoration project for the triptych of the Madonna and Child Enthroned and Four Angels between Saints Paulinus, John the Baptist, Andrew and Matthew, painted by Spinello Aretino (Arezzo, c...
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Thanks to Intesa Sanpaolo at the start of maintenance work on the frescoes of Santa Maria foris portas

Work has begun on the monitoring and maintenance of the fresco cycle in the apse of the church of Santa Maria foris portas in the Castelseprio Archaeological Park near Varese. The work will be carried out by restorer Luigi Parma (Milan, Italy) and wi...
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Braidense National Library acquires Cronaca Crespi, valuable 15th century illustrated codex

The Braidense National Library in Milan announced today an acquisition of extraordinary importance. The Ministry of Culture has in fact purchased for the sum of 1 million euros a medieval codex that will join the Library's already prestigious Morbio ...
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Pienza municipality purchases a panel painting by Pietro Lorenzetti, who returns to the place where he was born

Important purchase by the Municipality of Pienza , which manages to put together the resources to buy a panel painting by Pietro Lorenzetti (Siena, c. 1285 - 1348), a St. Luke that constitutes a fragment of the Monticchiello Polyptych: the operation,...
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Venice, Paolo Veneziano's polyptych returns to Gallerie dell'Accademia after four years of restoration

After a long and complex restoration that lasted more than four years, funded by SAVE Venice with the support of Dr. & Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie, the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice will return to display Paolo Veneziano's masterpiece, the Santa...
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