Medieval art - Finestre sull'Arte

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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At Castel Sant'Angelo, an exhibition recounts the connection between the popes of Rome and the saints of the Marche region

In Rome, in the spaces of Castel Sant'Angelo, the exhibition Papi e Santi marchigiani a Castel Sant'Angelo is scheduled, which the public will be able to visit, included in the entrance ticket to the Castle, from October 3, 2024 until March 2, 2025, ...
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Madrid, 20 poorly considered reliefs are now believed to be rare clipei from the time of Frederick II

They would be from thetime of Frederick II some reliefs, twenty to be precise, preserved at the Prado Museum in Madrid and until recently thought to be modern works: according to the Spanish museum, which has conducted research on these twenty clipei...
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New findings and valuable information emerge from the restoration of Giotto's frescoes in the Bardi Chapel

A major restoration operation on Giotto 's frescoed Stories of St. Francis in the Bardi Chapel of Santa Croce in Florence is revealing new details and restoring previously unseen legibility to the Florentine master's masterpiece. The project is led b...
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