Roman Baroque - Finestre sull'Arte

From baroque to glory, seventeenth-century Milanese sculpture in a volume by Susanna Zanuso

Milan, 17th century. In a period of great cultural and artistic ferment but also strongly marked by the political and social vicissitudes of the time, the capital of the Duchy, at that time under the rule of the Spanish monarchy, stood out within the...
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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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Bernini and the painting of the 1600s, masterpieces from the Koelliker Collection on display in Ariccia

At Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia, from December 7, 2024 to May 18, 2025 it will be possible to visit the exhibition Bernini and the Painting of the 1600s. Paintings from the Koelliker Collection, curated by Francesco Petrucci, Curator of Palazzo Chigi and...
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