Veneto - Finestre sull'Arte

Canova's Colossal Horse will return to display after 50 years

After decades of waiting, Antonio Canova 's Colossal Horse is preparing to return to public display in the Civic Museums of Bassano del Grappa. This monumental work, among the last created by the Possagno sculptor, which remained unfinished after his...
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Success for Woman, Muse, Artist exhibition in Abano Terme: extended until Feb. 9

The Villa Bassi Rathgeb Museum in Abano Terme is celebrating the success of the exhibition WOMAN, MUSE, ARTIST. Portraits by Cesare Tallone between the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, a monographic exhibition dedicated to the women of Cesare Tall...
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New findings in Altino Archaeological Park reveal evidence of metallurgical activity

Excavations in the Altino Archaeological Park have resumed thanks to specific funding provided for the first time by the Ministry of Culture through the General Directorate of Museums. These funds have been earmarked for excavation campaigns in natio...
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The Fondaco dei Tedeschi, history and transformations of a symbol of Venice

The Fondaco dei Tedeschi, a building of thirteenth-century origins overlooking the Grand Canal, next to the Rialto Bridge, stands at one of the nerve centers of central Venice, and is not only an architectural masterpiece and a symbol of the Sereniss...
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Veronese villages among history, autumn colors and centuries-old traditions

Veronese autumn brings with it a symphony of colors that illuminates the valleys, hills and shores of Lake Garda. The leaves are tinged with warm, vibrant hues, the forests and villages of the area become ideal destinations for foliage, and every vil...
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Venice, Paolo Veneziano's polyptych returns to Gallerie dell'Accademia after four years of restoration

After a long and complex restoration that lasted more than four years, funded by SAVE Venice with the support of Dr. & Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie, the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice will return to display Paolo Veneziano's masterpiece, the Santa...
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The work of art and the reproduction of its images. An open debate

The question of the relationship between the work of art and its image, understood as an instrument of communication, dissemination and knowledge, is a figure of great theoretical interest, a symptom that imposes itself on our attention in the presen...
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The spectacle of the Baptistery of Padua: the frescoes of Giusto de' Menabuoi

Inside the Baptistery of Pad ua is preserved one of the masterpieces of Paduan painting from the second half of the 14th century. The realization of the pictorial decoration of the sacred building was entrusted to the Florentine painter Giusto de' Me...
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