Renaissance - Finestre sull'Arte

At the San Domenico Museums in Forlì a major exhibition on the artist's portrait, from the Ancient to the Twentieth Century

A compendium of art history around the role of the self-portrait in the poetics of artists, from the Ancient to the Twentieth Century: this is the intent of the new exhibition at the San Domenico Civic Museum in Forlì scheduled from February 2...
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Mantua, Palazzo Te turns 500: here is the program of celebrations among exhibitions and restorations

Mantua is preparing to celebrate an extraordinary anniversary: the 500th anniversary of Te Palace, Giulio Romano 's masterpiece and symbol of the Gonzaga family's greatness. In 1525, Federico II Gonzaga commissioned the brilliant architect to build a...
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Bolsena, lower half of a Benedetto Buglioni statue discovered: will be reassembled

Important discovery in Bolsena where, in recent weeks, an unpublished portion of a precious glazed terracotta statue depicting St. Lucy, the patron saint of sight, by Benedetto Buglioni (Florence, 1461 - 1521) was officially identified . The work com...
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Florence, Torrigiani's bust of the Redeemer restored and returned to Santa Trinita

In Florence, theOpificio delle Pietre Dure recently completed the restoration of the bust of the Redeemer attributed to Pietro Torrigiani (Florence, 1472 - Seville, 1528), an important Florentine Renaissance sculptor. After a lengthy intervention tha...
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Palazzo Venezia opens the doors of the restoration site: guided tours of the Barbo Apartment

VIVE-Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia, under the direction of Edith Gabrielli, are launching a series of free guided tours to the restoration site of theBarbo Apartment, a jewel of the Renaissance. A journey into the heart of Renaissance history and ar...
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A major exhibition in Venice with works by great masters on the conception of the body in the Renaissance

From April 4 to July 27, 2025, the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice will host the major exhibition Modern Bodies. The Construction of the Body in Renaissance Venice. Leonardo, Michelangelo, Dürer, Giorgione, which aims to investigate the centra...
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The restoration of Lorenzo Lotto's Visitation: a masterpiece coming back to life. With its mystery

The restoration program of the Visitation by Lorenzo Lotto (Venice, 1480 - Loreto, 1556/1557), a work preserved at the Pinacoteca Civica di Palazzo Pianetti in Jesi, is certainly an important milestone in safeguarding Italy's artistic heritage. The i...
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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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