The theft of the three surviving panels from the San Gregorio Polyptych and the double-sided panel by Antonello da Messina did not come as a surprise tothe National Association of Art Historians, which issued a statement on the matter. President Silv...
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She passed away on August 14, 2026, at the age of 86, following complications from a fall, Mary Heilmann, one of the most significant figures in contemporary American abstract painting, whose body of work helped profoundly renew the relationship betw...
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On the Feast of the Assumption, new and surprising discoveries are drawing attention back tothe former church of Santa Maria delle Fortezze in Viterbo, formerly known as Santa Maria Annunziata and later as San Francesco di Paola. The church was built...
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Two of the works by Antonello da Messina that were stolen on the evening of Saturday, August 15, around 9:50 p.m., from the MuMe—“Accascina” Regional Museum in Messina, have already been recovered. The works are panels depictingSt. Benedict andSt. Gr...
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For the second consecutive year, Giulia Monzani, an artist from Filago in the province of Bergamo, has won first place at the 52nd National Gathering of Madonnari in Grazie di Curtatone (Mantua). The event, dedicated this year to “The Message of St. ...
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A very serious theft occurred on the evening of Saturday, August 15, at the “Accascina” Regional Museum in Messina. Unknown individuals managed to break into the museum’s galleries by bypassing the alarm system and the security measures i...
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A convergence of contemporary art, the Renaissance, and antiquity takes shape in Rome, at the Basilica of Santa Maria Antiqua, one of the most evocative sites in the Roman Forum. Here, from October 11, 2026, to February 7, 2027, Bill Viola’s *T...
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New details are emerging about the theft of three works by Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Henri Matisse stolen on the night of March 22–23 from the Magnani Rocca Foundation in Mamiano di Traversetolo ( Parma) and recovered today ...
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A new excavation campaignin the Bahariya Oasis in Egypt has led to the discovery of numerous tombs and a significant collection of archaeological artifacts. The excavation is being led by Sabri Farag, Director General of Antiquities for the Bahariya ...
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In Rome, the Farnese Aviaries on the Palatine Hill will serve as the setting for a new journey through the history and imagination of antiquity with the exhibition *Sappho*, scheduled from October 16, 2026, to January 31, 2027. Sponsored by the Colos...
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An influence that has spanned more than a century of Western art history and the Western imagination, from the Impressionists to manga, animation, and contemporary cinema: this is the central theme of “Visions of the East.” Japan and Japonism: From t...
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The three works of art that had been stolen from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation in Mamiano di Traversetolo ( Parma) on the night of March 22–23 have been recovered: they included a painting by Paul Cézanne, *Tasse et plat de cerises* ( “S...
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Over the course of his ten-year artistic career, Vincent van Gogh signed a surprisingly small number of paintings: of his 840 known works, only 133 bear his signature, accounting for about 15%. This finding comes from the first systematic study of th...
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A new public artwork forthe historic Herkenrode Abbey in Belgium: The new project, CLAUSURA, has been commissioned from the Gijs Van Vaerenbergh studio—founded by Arnout Van Vaerenbergh and Pieterjan Gijs—and is sponsored by Herita (National Trust fo...
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In 1616, Pope Paul V Borghese officially bestowed an exceptional honor upon Marcello Provenzale, describing him—in the Rome of the nascent Baroque era—as the inventor of “a new style of mosaic-making that is quite different from and far more beautifu...
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The seabedoff the coast of Elba continues to yield valuable artifacts from the past, spanning centuries along the trade routes of the Tyrrhenian Sea. A dolium—a large container—from the Roman era, and a possible shipwreck, the latter still under stud...
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New York is preparing to host one of the most significant events in the recent history of the Japanese print market. Christie’s has announced that on September 15, 2026, at its Rockefeller Center location, the auction *Hiroshige: Colors of the Four S...
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Sculpture as a spatial and auditory experience, capable of altering the relationship between the visitor, the material, and the architecture. This is the guiding principle behind the exhibition *Olam, You Who Ride White Donkeys*, the first major exhi...
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An important part of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius has been brought to light in the Lithuanian capital, thanks to a new archaeological excavation campaign that has made it possible to identify and document structures and artifacts capable of providi...
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The Drappellone for the Contrada that will win the Carriera on August 16, 2026, was unveiled in Siena. As is customary, the Palio di Siena commissions an artist to create the prize for the winners, and the work for the upcoming race was created by Ro...
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Following the exceptional weather event that struck the Vittoriale degli Italiani monumental complex in Gardone Riviera on July 17, 2026, the Foundation has launched a new project underthe Art Bonus program, with the goal of raising funds for restora...
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, a federal appeals court—the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit—ruled last Friday that U. S. President Donald Trump, does not have the authority to build the $400 millionballroom within the White House complex without congre...
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Nino Migliori (Bologna, 1926) turns 100, and Aosta is celebrating this significant milestone with a major retrospective dedicated to one of the most influential and original figures in 20th-century Italian photography. From October 10, 2026, to March...
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What about the works Banksy has left on the streets of England in recent years? From 2024 to the present, three works on public property by the famous Bristol-based street artist have cost British taxpayers 150,000 pounds—about 175,000 euros—for remo...
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Work to secure andpreserve the historical and artistic heritage of the Camera di San Paolo in Parma—one of the city’s most precious and iconic sites, famous for its frescoes by Correggio ( Antonio Allegri; Correggio, 1489–1534)—will begin on Au...
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