Pisa - Finestre sull'Arte

Cross No. 20 of Pisa and the transformation of the image of the dying Christ in the thirteenth century

A cross painted to seal the encounter between East and West. A meeting we witness by looking at a large panel (297 centimeters high by 234 centimeters wide) now preserved in the Museo Nazionale di San Matteo in Pisa, hanging on a wall in the room whe...
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The Maritime Republics, the birth of a myth: from nineteenth-century intuition to fascism

The concept of "maritime republics" is of relatively recent invention , a formulation owed to a Swiss historian named Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde de Sismondi and in particular to his Histoire des républiques italiennes du moyen â...
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An international conference in Pisa to mark the centenary of the reconstruction of the Pisan Pergamum

On May 25 and 26, 2026, theOpera della Primaziale Pisana is organizing the international conference Per Giovanni Pisano a cento anni dalla ricostruzione del Pergamo di Pisa, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the recomposition of Giovanni Pi...
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Palazzo Blu dedicates an exhibition to the Gioli brothers and painting in Pisa between the 19th and 20th centuries

Palazzo Blu in Pisa presents in its exhibition halls from May 16 to September 6, 2026 the exhibition I fratelli Gioli e la pittura a Pisa fra Otto e Novecento, curated by Stefano Renzoni. With this exhibition, Palazzo Blu continues its path of resear...
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Pisa, the Church of Santa Maria della Spina will be fully restored: work has already begun

The restoration of the church of Santa Maria della Spina, on the Lungarno Gambacorti, was launched in recent days by the City of Pisa. The intervention, which will affect both the interior and exterior spaces of the building, is aimed at the protecti...
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Pisa, this summer Piazza dei Miracoli opens in the evening: monuments and museums until 10:30pm

Pisa is preparing to offer a new experience for visitors to the Piazza dei Miracoli. From June 17 to Aug. 31, 2026, the Cathedral, Leaning Tower, Baptistery, Monumental Cemetery, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo and Museo delle Sinopie will remain open unt...
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Traini's Crucifixion returns to Pisa Cemetery with new conservation technologies

Seventy years after its detachment imposed by World War II damage, Francesco Traini 's Crucifixion returns to its original place on the wall of the Monumental Cemetery in Piazza del Duomo in Pisa. TheOpera della Primaziale Pisana has organized a stud...
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The incredible feat of Giovanni Pisano's pulpit: what the Pisa exhibition looks like

When there was the presentation to the press of the exhibition that the Opera della Primaziale of Pisa wanted to dedicate to the centenary of the relocation of Giovanni Pisano's pulpit in the cathedral, the piece that most attracted the attentions of...
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