Pietro da Cortona - Finestre sull'Arte

Rome, the Salone di Pietro da Cortona refurbished at Palazzo Barberini

In Rome, the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica (National Galleries of Ancient Art) present the refurbishment of the Salone Pietro da Cortona in Palazzo Barberini: this majestic space, one of the most representative symbols of the Roman Baroque, reope...
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Pietro da Cortona's The Triumph of Divine Providence, a fundamental text of 17th-century art

When, in August 1623, Maffeo Barberini (Florence, 1568 - Rome, 1644) ascended to the papal throne with the name of Urban VIII, many intellectuals, scientists and artists rested their hopes on this learned and refined man, hoping for a cultural renewa...
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Raphael, Canova, Alma-Tadema and others: one hundred masterpieces from the Academy of St. Luke's on a trip to Perugia

One hundred works of art from theAcademy of St. Luke will move to Perugia from Feb. 21 until Sept. 30, 2018, which will host a review of the great masterpieces housed in Rome 's important art institute founded by Federico Zuccari in 1593 and presided...
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