Romanticism - Finestre sull'Arte

A new museum in Ravenna dedicated to Lord Byron and the Risorgimento

On the very central Via Cavour in Ravenna, in one of its most prestigious and history-laden residences, a new museum was recently inaugurated. After a long and complex restoration made possible thanks to the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Ravenna, ...
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When William Blake painted the ghost of a flea--after a vision

The work we discuss in this article can be seen at the exhibition Blake and His Age. Travels in Dreamtime, curated by Alice Insley, at the Reggia di Venaria Reale, Turin, through Feb. 2, 2025. For more info read here. "Here he comes! With his eager ...
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Blake and his era: an exhibition at the Reggia di Venaria on the visionary dreams of the English master

Following the exhibitions John Constable. Landscapes of the Soul and Turner. Landscapes of Mythology, the Reggia di Venaria concludes the trilogy dedicated to English Romanticism by hosting an exhibition exhibition on William Blake (London, 1757 - 18...
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An exhibition at the Louvre on the figure of the madman in art, from the Middle Ages to Romanticism

From Oct. 16, 2024 to Feb. 3, 2025, the Musée du Louvre presents a brand new exhibition dedicated to the figure of the madman, a protagonist in art from the 13th to the 16th century. During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the figure of th...
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Canova and Hayez, Olympus on the Lake: the exhibition at Villa Carlotta

From June 22 to September 30, 2024 at Villa Carlotta in Tremezzina it will be possible to visit L'Olimpo sul lago. Canova, Thorvaldsen, Hayez and the Treasures of the Sommariva Collection, an exhibition curated by Fernando Mazzocca, Maria Angela Prev...
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Louvre, restored Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People: now we see the original colors

After six months of restoration, one of the iconic paintings in the history of French art, Eugène Delacroix 's (Saint-Maurice, 1798 - Paris, 1863) Liberty Leading the People regains its original colors. Delacroix's work, perhaps the Louvre 's ...
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In 2025, the Metropolitan Museum will host the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to Caspar David Friedrich in the U.S.

In 2025, the first comprehensive exhibition in the United States devoted to one of the most important exponents of German Romanticism, Caspar David Friedrich (Greifswald, 1774 - Dresden, 1840), will be held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from Feb....
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Rome, Scuderie del Quirinale devotes exhibition to 19th century art in Naples

The Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome welcomes the exhibition Napoli Ottocento. Degas, Fortuny, Gemito, Mancini, Morelli, Palizzi, Sargent, Turner, open from March 27 to June 16, 2024, curated by Sylvain Bellenger together with Jean - Loup Champion, Car...
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