Nineteenth century - Finestre sull'Arte

Tuscany rediscovers Tito Chelazzi, first florist painter of the 19th century

At the "Giuliano Ghelli" Civic Museum in San Casciano in Val di Pesa (Florence), 19th-century floral painting is back in the spotlight with an exhibition that interweaves art, science, history and local identity. Until March 1, in fact, the exhibitio...
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The Macchiaioli in Milan: light and modernity of the 19th century on display at Palazzo Reale

Milan is preparing to welcome I Macchiaioli, which can be visited from Feb. 3 to June 14 in the rooms of the Palazzo Reale. The exhibition curated by Francesca Dini, Elisabetta Matteucci and Fernando Mazzocca offers an in-depth look at the Italian ...
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The gipsoteca that isn't and won't be there: the plaster casts of the Carrara Academy still without a museum

For decades in Carrara, there has been an ongoing attempt to find an exhibition venue that can permanently house one of Italy's most important plaster cast collections: the plaster cast collection of the Academy of Fine Arts. Retracing, albeit briefl...
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Parma, a major exhibition on Italian Symbolism at the Magnani-Rocca Foundation

From March 14 to June 28, 2026, the Magnani-Rocca Foundation in Mamiano di Traversetolo, a few kilometers from Parma, hosts The Symbolism in Italy. Origins and Developments of a New Aesthetic 1883-1915, an exhibition that brings together more than 14...
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Paris, sword from equestrian statue of Joan of Arc stolen: man apprehended

On Friday morning, Jan. 2, 2026, around 10 a.m., a man was detained in Paris following the theft of a sword from the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, a work created by Paul Dubois in the late 19th century, located in the Place Saint-Augustin in the ...
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Vienna, at the Leopold Museum the first monographic exhibition dedicated to Gustave Courbet in Austria

From February 19 to June 21, 2026, the Leopold Museum in Vienna will host Gustave Courbet. Realist and Rebel, the first monographic exhibition devoted to Courbet in Austria. Gustave Courbet is considered one of the leading exponents of realism, a mo...
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In Lucca, in the spaces of the Cavallerizza, Giovanni Boldini goes on display, with more than one hundred works

From December 2, 2025 to June 2, 2026, the spaces of the Cavallerizza in Piazzale Verdi in Lucca will host the exhibition Giovanni Boldini. The Seduction of Painting, curated by Tiziano Panconi and produced by Contemplazioni. The exhibition itinerar...
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VIVE exhibits the Shield of Garibaldi by Antonio Ximenes at Palazzo Venezia

The Shield of Garibaldi, created by Antonio Ximenes, returns today to Palazzo Venezia in Rome after a thorough restoration, offering the public a work that combines executive quality and symbolic value. The exhibition, curated by VIVE Director Edith ...
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