Renaissance - Finestre sull'Arte

Genoa, new acquisitions enrich the collection of the National Gallery of Liguria

Significant new works were presented at Palazzo Spinola in Genoa, enriching the holdings of the National Gallery of Liguria, the custodian of state acquisitions in Liguria. The collection has been enriched with new works of art ranging from the late ...
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When art in the Renaissance was also political propaganda: Garofalo's masterpiece

It is an episode in the history of the Renaissance perhaps not known to many, but certainly the Battle of Polesella can be counted among the most singular ones, and not only because in the aftermath of this Ferrara military feat, events ensued that l...
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In 2025, Palazzo Te in Mantua celebrates its 500th anniversary with an updated itinerary and the reopening of the Fruiteries

Mantua 's Palazzo Te celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2025: built between 1525 and 1535, it stands as a symbol of Renaissance magnificence, a place of court, intimacy, and celebration. It was here that Emperor Charles V was twice hosted, and where...
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Florence, Vasari Corridor reopens, accessible to all for the first time

The Vasari Corridor, one of the most fascinating and historically rich places in Florence, from tomorrow, December 21, 2024, finally reopens to the public, and becomes accessible, for the first time to all, with a special ticket. This aerial passagew...
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In Albenga, restoration of Agostino da Casanova's polyptych ends

In Liguria , the restoration of the Polyptych of the "Madonna del Soccorso," a masterpiece dated 1537 and signed by Agostino da Casanova, a sixteenth-century Ligurian painter active on the Riviera di Ponente, ends. For the occasion, the work, present...
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The Fortress of Ravaldino: Caterina Sforza's fortress symbol of Forli.

A fortress that was the home of Caterina Sforza, the scene of battles, a bulwark defending one of the most prosperous cities in northern Italy during the Renaissance: we are talking about the Rocca di Ravaldino di Forlì, also known as the "Roc...
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When Donatello and Masaccio agreed on the Renaissance revolution in Pisa.

The Museo Nazionale di San Matteo in Pisa holds a very special record: it is the only museum in the world where, in the same building, it is possible to see a work by Donatello and a work by Masaccio, that is, by the father of Renaissance sculpture a...
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In 2025 at the San Domenico Civic Museum in Forli a major exhibition on artist's portrait and self-portrait

With the major exhibition The Portrait of the Artist. In the Mirror of Narcissus. The Face, the Mask, the Selfie, curated by Cristina Acidini, Fernando Mazzocca, Francesco Parisi and Paola Refice, the Fondazione Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì and...
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