After decades of absence, Liberty, a work in marble by Vincenzo Vela (Ligornetto, 1820 - Mendrisio, 1891) returned yesterday morning, Aug. 14, to occupy the place it was originally intended for, inside the Crypt of the Famedio of Milan's Monumental C...
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The historic curtain of Spoleto's Teatro Nuovo Gian Carlo Menotti, created in 1860 by painter Francesco Coghetti (Bergamo, 1802 - Rome, 1875), has returned to public view after a quarter of a century. The work, which had been removed and kept in stor...
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Thanks to Luciana Malavasi's bequest, Ferrara's artistic heritage is enriched with a precious testimony to the visual culture of the 20th century. Last May 27, at the Il Ponte Auction House in Milan, the City of Ferrara was awarded one of the most si...
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In Paris, the Louvre is planning a major exhibition devoted to Jacques-Louis David (Paris, 1748-Brussels, 1825), a great painter associated with the Neoclassical movement, the leading one in Napoleonic France. Curated by Sébastien Allard, Gene...
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Casa Batlló, one of the most emblematic masterpieces of Barcelona's modernist architecture designed by the genius of Antoni Gaudí, has recently completed a major restoration of the rear facade and inner courtyard, which began during the...
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A masterpiece thought to be lost, signed by one of the greatest protagonists of European Fauvism, surprisingly resurfaces in Italy. On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the Capitolium Art auction house in Brescia will present to the public and auction an unpu...
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The Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence renews part of its exhibition layout with two works from the Tuscan 1800s: The Gallery of Old Paintings by Odoardo Borrani (Pisa, 1833 - Florence, 1905) and Interior with Odalisque by Stefano Ussi (Florence, 18...
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The Musée d'Orsay has begun the restoration of A Funeral at Ornans, a monumental masterpiece created by Gustave Courbet between 1849 and 1850. Considered one of the most significant works in the famous Parisian museum's collection because of i...
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The Pinacoteca Divisionismo in Tortona confirms itself as a center of excellence for the study and appreciation of Italian art at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, announcing two new, significant acquisitions that add to its already prestigiou...
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The MarteS Museo d'Arte Sorlini of Calvagese della Riviera (Brescia) has acquired La Vecchia popolana by Pietro Bellotti (Roè Volciano, 1625 - Gargnano, 1700), which will thus enter its collection. It is an oil on canvas dated between 1680 and...
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After five months of restoration, The Alcoholic attributed to Lombard painter Giuseppe Molteni (Milan, 1800-1860) returns to enrich the Campori Room of the Museo Civico di Modena. It is thanks to the generous contribution of the Lions Club, offered a...
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A work by Gustav Klimt whose trail had been lost reappears at the Tefaf in Maastricht, the major international antiques fair. It is the portrait of an African prince of whom there had been no news since the time of World War II: it has resurfaced, an...
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Ferrara is celebrating the entry into its public collections of a key work by its most celebrated Divisionist painter, Gaetano Previati (Ferrara, 1852 - Lavagna, 1920). It is the painting Tranquility in the Family (circa 1887), an oil on canvas measu...
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A rare still life by Vincent van Gogh (Zundert, 1853 - Auvers-sur-Oise, 1890) will be offered for sale at the Tefaf in Maastricht, the major antique art market exhibition whose 38th edition will be held March 15-20, 2025. Bringing Van Gogh's work to ...
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The Royal Museums of Turin are adding an important new work to their permanent collection, further enriching their repertoire of art and history. It is A Babylon (Semiramis), a painting made around 1905 by Piedmontese painter Cesare Saccaggi (Tortona...
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An exceptional discovery that was announced a few days ago in France: an unpublished correspondence between one of France's greatest artists, Gustave Courbet (Ornans, 1819 - La-Tour-de-Peilz, 1877) and a Parisian woman, Mathilde Carly de Svazzema, tw...
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