Gigetta Dalli Regoli

From the Divine Painter to the Best Master of Italy. About the Perugino exhibition catalog.

Within the ambit of the Region of Umbria, and over the past three decades, institutions have promoted a series of restoration campaigns, recoveries and initiatives of various approaches, involving different forces directed toward the study and preser...
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An excursus on notebooks in art history. Emanuele Pellegrini's book

An essay by Emanuele Pellegrini, of great density and wide range for how medium-sized the volume is, places at the center of a series of investigations the multifaceted reality of the Notebook, a privileged place where live observations, idea...
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Vincian Codicil No. 2. Leonardo's Adoration of the Magi: an unfinished work?

Leonardo'sThe Adoration of the Magi, preserved in the Uffizi Gallery, is routinely qualified as an unfinished work, and the interruption of the work is tacitly linked to the move to Milan, although doubts remain as to the conjuncture that...
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Vincian Codicil. To Leonardo what is Leonardo's...

As the Vincian year (2019) draws to a close, although further insights appear to be in print, it is appropriate to point out what seems to date to be the most comprehensive summary: Edoardo Villata, Leonard publications of 2019: brief art-h...
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"Museum on Fascism? There is a lack of sufficient distance and widespread misinformation

Federico Giannini's article can be read by clicking here. Dear Federico, I have the highest esteem for your work and for the quality of the magazine that you direct with so much commitment, and it is therefore that I add a brief comment to the iss...
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An addendum for Bernardino Detti, painter from Pistoia (1498-1572)

I have always looked with interest at the large panel in the Museo Civico in Pistoia that bears witness to the activity of a singular and fascinating artist who was Bernardino Detti: the Madonna of Humility with Saints Bartholomew, Jacopo and Giova...
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Botticelli in Verrocchio's workshop, an obscured presence

At the inauguration of the important exhibition dedicated to Verrocchio, Leonardo's master, the editorial approach adopted for the catalog was revealing1: in fact, the front cover shows a detail of a painting, while only in the back cover does the ...
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New for Lorenzo di Credi: a Tondo commissioned by Portinari

Among the works that art-historical research has linked to the name of Lorenzo di Credi (autographs, school and workshop works, attributions), many are lost or unidentified: therefore, when some come to light again, it is appropriate to propose t...
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Verrocchio, Leonardo's Master. Postilla, or considerations on the Palazzo Strozzi exhibition.

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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The exhibition on Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence: hypotheses and problems

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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Antonio Rossellino or Leonardo? On the statuette in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

A recent paper by Francesco Caglioti drew lattention to a small sculpture housed in an illustrious venue, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The statuette, traditionally referred to Antonio Rossellino, could be counted, according to Caglio...
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