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Urbino, a major exhibition on Simone Cantarini at the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche

From May 22 to Oct. 12, 2025, the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche in Urbino will pay tribute to Simone Cantarini (Pesaro, 1612 - Verona, 1648), known as "il Pesarese," with a major monographic exhibition dedicated to his artistic production. The even...
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Important purchase by the National Gallery of the Marches: the Santini Codex returns to the Ducal Palace

The Santini Codex joins the collection of the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche. This precious manuscript, dating from between 1480 and 1530, was originally part of the library of the Montefeltro family and later to that of the Della Rovere family, as ...
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What the press office of Italy's best 2024 exhibition does. Interview with Marco Ferri

The exhibition on Federico Barocci at the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche in Urbino (Federico Barocci Urbino. The Excitement of Modern Painting, June 20 to October 6, 2024, here our review), curated by Luigi Gallo and Anna Maria Ambrosini Massari wit...
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Federico Barocci, the smile of melancholy

As Andrea Emiliani wrote in 1975, signing the catalog of the exhibition that is still considered a landmark in the critical relocation of Federico Barocci, an artist who never achieved the status of the revolutionary who conditions an era and redefin...
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Urbino, what to see: the 10 places to visit in the city of the Renaissance

Urbino, a city located in the hills of the Marche region, has gained international fame for its extraordinary artistic and cultural heritage. However, its notoriety is not only due to its artistic riches, but also to its history and the key role it p...
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The Santini Codex, a treasure of the Urbino Renaissance, will be auctioned off

On the 50th anniversary of its founding, Il Ponte Auction House presents a valuable historical document of the Italian Renaissance: the Santini Codex. The 15th-century Urbino manuscript, which became cultural heritage by the Italian state in 2012, wi...
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All of Federico da Montefeltro in one exhibition. Gubbio's exhibition for the 600th anniversary

When one thinks of Federico da Montefeltro, it comes naturally to associate the figure of this condottiere and patron with the great palace that stands out against the skyline of the capital of his duchy, Urbino, the main center of his power, the sea...
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Luca Della Robbia's large lunette returns to Urbino after restoration

After a six-month restoration, Luca Della Robbia 's large lunette depicting the Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic, Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great and Peter the Martyr, documented in some payments from the mid-1450s, will be back on display at th...
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