Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Finestre sull'Arte

Rome's Galleria Borghese hosts two Zanabazar works from Mongolia

From January 20 to February 22, 2026, the Borghese Gallery is hosting the exhibition Zanabazar at the Borghese Gallery. From Mongolia to Global Baroque, which offers a novel reading of artistic relations between East and West in the 17th century. In ...
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Rome, in 2026 at Palazzo Barberini a major exhibition on the relationship between Bernini and Maffeo Barberini

From February 12 to June 14, 2026, the National Galleries of Ancient Art at Palazzo Barberini will host the major exhibition Bernini and the Barberini family, curated by Andrea Bacchi and Maurizia Cicconi. The exhibition will explore the privileged r...
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Bust of Louis XIV sculpted by Bernini returns to star in exhibition at Versailles

From June 3 to September 28, 2025, the Palace of Versailles is dedicating an exceptional exhibition to one of its best-known treasures: the bust of Louis XIV sculpted in 1665 by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Entitled Le génie et la majesté: Lou...
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Bernini and the painting of the 1600s, masterpieces from the Koelliker Collection on display in Ariccia

At Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia, from December 7, 2024 to May 18, 2025 it will be possible to visit the exhibition Bernini and the Painting of the 1600s. Paintings from the Koelliker Collection, curated by Francesco Petrucci, Curator of Palazzo Chigi and...
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Rome, the route to discover ten of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's most famous works

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Naples 1598 - Rome 1680) is the leading figure of seventeenth-century European Baroque figurative culture. In his artistic career he distinguished himself among Roman artists, earning a prestigious reputation with the popes and ...
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Bernini painter on display at Zani Foundation: works from family collection

From Sept. 8 to Oct. 29, 2023, the Paolo and Carolina Zani Foundation House Museum in Cellatica (Brescia) is offering the exhibition Private Bernini. La forza e l'inquietudine, which showcases several paintings by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Naples, 1598 -...
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The doodle in art, from Leonardo da Vinci to Cy Twombly

From March 3 to May 22, 2022, theAcademy of France in Rome - Villa Medici presents a preview of the exhibition Gribouillage / Scarabocchio. From Leonardo da Vinci to Cy Twombly, curated by Francesca Alberti and Diane Bodart, with the collaboration of...
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Spain, blocked sale of 17th-century bronze (estimated 2,000 euros): possibly by Bernini

In Spain, a case similar to that of theEcce Homo attributed to Caravaggio, which was to go to auction, in a sale of the Ansorena house, and was later withdrawn because of the strong interest aroused by the work, is being repeated. This time the same ...
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