Renaissance - Finestre sull'Arte

Restless renaissance and viaticum padani, from Brescia to Ferrara

In recent decades, historians have declined some historical categories in the plural. Thus the monolithic and imperious Renaissance, with a capital letter, has begun to break down into multiple renaissances, where the adjective regionalist has gained...
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Siena, Giovanni di Paolo's two panels shine again after restoration

Two panels by one of the most important Sienese masters of the 15th century, Giovanni di Paolo (Siena, c. 1403 - 1482), shine in Siena: the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, the two panels by Giovanni di Paolo from the Oratory of Saints John and ...
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Città di Castello has a new Luca Signorelli: returned to the master the Santa Cecilia Altarpiece after restoration

A Renaissance masterpiece re-emerges from the dust of time. After a full restoration that revealed its authenticity, the St. Cecilia Altarpiece, housed in the Pinacoteca comunale of Città di Castello, has been given to Luca Signorelli and his ...
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In Mantua, you can climb the dome of the Basilica of St. Andrew

Since December 19, in Mantua, it has been possible to climb the dome of the Basilica of St. Andrew, the Renaissance masterpiece by Leon Battista Alberti: this new itinerary, which combines spirituality and culture, represents one of the most relevant...
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The Malatesta Temple in Rimini, the Renaissance dream of Sigismondo Malatesta

It feels like entering a pagan temple. Or a sumptuous noble residence, if you prefer. When one enters the Malatesta Temple, one immediately gets the distinct impression that the glory of the Christian pantheon was not exactly high on the list of prio...
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Renaissance masterpieces in Fermo: exhibition on Adriatic culture at Palazzo dei Priori

Fermo celebrates its artistic heritage with the exhibition Renaissance in Fermo, a journey through the Adriatic Renaissance that pays tribute to one of the most fascinating periods in the city's thousand-year history. The exhibition, open to the publ...
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Louvre restores masterpiece by Leonardo's Andrea Solario. Will it be the Mona Lisa's turn next?

Important restoration at the Louvre: the work by one of Leonardo's painters, Andrea Solario (Milan, c. 1470 - 1524), the Madonna and Child, also known as the Madonna of the Green Cushion , which now presents itself with its original colors, restored ...
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Correggio's Adoration of the Child: an intimate and universal scene of the miracle of the Nativity

There is all the essence of Christmas, understood as birth, in the Madonna in Adoration of the Child by Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio (Correggio, c. 1489 - 1534) from his hometown in the lower Reggio area. An intimate and collected scene but at...
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