In November, the Uffizi will open a major exhibition dedicated to the great man of letters Pietro Aretino (Arezzo, 1492 - Venice, 1556), entitled Pietro Aretino and the Art of the Renaissance (Aula Magliabechiana of the Uffizi, from November 27, ...
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In 1876, the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce of newly united Italy decided, for the first time, to collect statistical data on the phenomenon ofemigration, which, in previous years, had already led tens of thousands of Italians to le...
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The valuable set of materials brought together for the exhibition Verrocchio, Leonardo's Master offered an opportunity for reflection and further insights, as is the case with any event of a high scholarly level.
The documentation relate...
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For Eleonora Luciano, in memoriam.
"One of the most astonishing sculptures of the Florentine second half of the 15th century" (Caglioti in Florence 1992, p. 171), the Resurrection of Christ by Andrea del Verrocchio (Florence, 1435 - Venice, 1488) ...
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When artists painted like children. Infantilist primitivism in early 20th century Italian art.In an enterprising exhibition that was mounted at the Mole Antonelliana in Turin in 1990 and was entitled Italian Expressionism, curators Renato Barilli and...
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He was twenty-nine years old Bohemian engraver Wenceslaus Hollar (Václav Hollar; Prague, 1607 - London, 1677) when, in 1636 in Cologne, he had the opportunity to meet one of England's richest and most influential men, diplomat Thomas Howard, X...
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The exhibition dedicated in Florence to the theme Verrocchio master of Leonardo (Palazzo Strozzi, March 9-July 14, 2019) is contained in size, well readable, sober in its layout and supported by a concise verbal commentary. It was exciting for me...
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Despite the fact that the figure of Verrocchio (Andrea di Michele di Francesco Cioni; Florence, c. 1435 - Venice, 1488) is universally considered to be among the most significant in the history of art and his achievements are recognized as the ba...
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