Ancient art

Florence: The "Madonna and Child" from Santa Maria Nuova Has Been Restored

In Florence , the *Madonna and Child*, a 17th-century painting that—thanks to recent restoration work—has been attributed to the circle of Francesco Curradi (Florence, 1570–1661), is once again on display in the women’s gallery of the museum t...
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Spain Recovers a Beautiful Flemish Painting, Thanks in Part to the Carabinieri

The Spanish Ministry of Culture has presented the Museum of Fine Arts in La Coruña—a state-owned institution whose administration has been transferred to the Galician regional government—with a beautiful 16th-century Flemish panel painting dep...
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Arcimboldo’s *The Gardener* Under the Microscope with a High-Resolution CT Scan: New Studies on the Famous Painting

A sophisticated diagnostic test, normally used in medical research, is now being applied to the world of art to investigate one of Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s most intriguing paintings. The painting in question is *L’Ortolano*(The Gardener), ho...
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An ancient textile, preserved for centuries at the Vallegloria Monastery in Spello, may date from Fatimid Egypt

A textile artifact of extraordinary refinement, which has been preserved for generations by the nuns of the Vallegloria Monastery in Spello, is now the focus of a major research and conservation project. Initial assessments by experts have revealed f...
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Giotto Shines Once Again at Santa Croce: The "Stories of St. Francis" in the Bardi Chapel Have Been Restored

After four years of work, Giotto’s *Stories of St. Francis* in the Bardi Chapel of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence are once again fully visible. The extensive restoration has made it possible to restore the paintings’ expressive p...
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Medici Chapels: The Bronzes of Ferdinand I and Cosimo II Have Been Restored

At the Museum of the Medici Chapels in Florence, conservation and extraordinary maintenance work on the monumental bronze statues of Ferdinando I and Cosimo II de’ Medici, located in the Chapel of the Princes, has been completed. The museum is ...
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Guido Reni’s *The Nexus* and *Deianira*, on loan from the Louvre for the exhibition on Ferdinando Gonzaga

An internationally significant loan to the Palazzo Ducale Museum in Mantua for the exhibition that, running from October 10, 2026, through January 10, 2027, will commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua fr...
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A calligram by Ignazio Muligino has been rediscovered. It will be on display at the Museo Galileo in Florence

A recently rediscovered, precious calligram will enrich the “Mirabilia Graphica” exhibition. “The Micrographic Calligrams of Ignazio Muligino,” on view through October 18, 2026, at the Museo Galileo in Florence, curated by Filippo Camerota, is dedica...
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The National Gallery of Umbria Brings Bartolomeo Caporali’s “Saint Roch” Back to Perugia

The National Gallery of Umbria in Perugia has acquired *San Rocco* by Bartolomeo Caporali (1420–1505), a painting created around 1487 and believed to have been lost until recently. The work, once part of the so-called “Pala dei Cacciatori” from Casti...
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The Nationalmuseum in Stockholm Acquires a Previously Unseen Work by Lavinia Fontana

The Nationalmuseum in Stockholm has acquired a previously unknown work by Lavinia Fontana ( Bologna, 1552 – Rome, 1614), considered one of the most successful Italian female artists active between the late 16th and early 17th centuries. It is a...
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The Pontormo exhibition in Rome will also feature *The Deposition at Santa Felicita*

The Pontormo exhibition, which opens at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome on October 7, will also feature the artist’s greatest masterpiece, the “Deposition” from the Church of Santa Felicita in Florence, which will therefore be temporarily ...
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The British government blocks the export of a Rembrandt valued at 71 million pounds

The United Kingdom government has imposed a temporary ban on the permanent export of a painting by Rembrandt (Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn; Leiden, 1606 – Amsterdam, 1669), in the hope that a British museum or institution will be able to rais...
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A portrait found in Munich may be by Federico Barocci: the painting is now in Urbino

A painting attributed to Federico Barocci ( Urbino, 1535–1612), which has resurfaced in Munich at the Hampel auction house, could add a new and valuable piece to our understanding of the Urbino artist’s work. The painting, from a private ...
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An important "Madonna and Child" by Francesco Francia has been acquired by an American museum

A major acquisition for the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA), which has announced the acquisition of eight new works and collections intended to enrich its holdings, including a significant *Madonna and Child with Saint Francis* painted in 1503 by ...
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The Metropolitan Museum in New York is exhibiting the oldest fragment of the *Odyssey*

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has returned the oldest surviving fragment of the *Odyssey* to public view, placing it once again within the exhibition layout of its main building on Fifth Avenue, after it had been stored in the museum&rsq...
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Correggio's "Madonna of Saint Sebastian" Is Being Restored in Dresden

Correggio’s *Madonna of Saint Sebastian* (Antonio Allegri; Correggio, 1489–1534) was the focus of a comprehensive conservation and research project at the Gemäldegalerie in Dresden, where the painting is housed. The project focused o...
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