From Arcimboldo to Wainer Vaccari. The table of contents of issue 17 of Finestre Magazine.


An issue of Windows on Art Magazine devoted entirely to the theme of the bizarre: here is the complete table of contents of issue 17 of our quarterly print publication, from Arcimboldo to Wainer Vaccari via the Wunderkammer. Not to be missed.

Last days to subscribe to Finestre sull’ Arte magazine, Finestre sull’Arte’s quarterly print magazine: four issues a year for only €39.90, plus postage(click here to subscribe or for more information), with single copies at €9.90. Issue 17 of our magazine, dedicated to the theme of the bizarre, is coming out. From Leonardo da Vinci to Wainer Vaccari, from Arcimboldo to Laurina Paperina and more. Here is the full summary of an issue not to be missed. There is time to subscribe through Feb. 13.

News: The new Roman section of the Santa Giulia Museum in Brescia. Article by Ilaria Baratta.

News: debate on “Culture and tourism, two worlds near or far?” Speakers: Teresa Armato (Councillor for Tourism and Productive Activities, Municipality of Naples); Irene Calabrò (Councillor for Culture and Tourism, Municipality of Reggio Calabria); Andrea Cancellato (President, Federculture); Nicoletta Negro (Councillor for Culture and Tourism Policies, Municipality of Savona); Fiorello Primi (President, Borghi più Belli d’Italia Association); Isabella Ruggiero (President, AGTA Tourist Guides); Giovanna Sainaghi (Director for Italy, Toerisme Vlaanderen/Visit Flanders); Giorgio Sotira (Managing Director, Civita Exhibitions and Museums); Alessandra Vittorini (Director, Fondazione Scuola Beni e Attività Culturali Foundation)

Works and artists: Giuseppe Arcimboldo and Emperor Ferdinand I (cover story). Article by Sylvia Ferino Pagden.

Works and Artists: Leonardo da Vinci’s Bizarre Heads. Nature, vices and complexities. Article by Marco Versiero.

Works and artists: Fantastic things and where to find them. The fascinating world of the Wunderkammer. Article by Giorgio Dellacasa.

Works and artists: The Temptations of Jan Verbeeck. A Fleming in the footsteps of Bosch.

Grand Tour: The Castle of Torrechiara, amid frescoes and fairytale love affairs. Article by Francesca Anita Gigli.

Contemporary Lounge: In the painting of Wainer Vaccari. Article by Tristana Chinni.

Contemporary Lounge: Irony, satire and cartoons. The extravagant world of Laurina Paperina. Article by Francesca Della Ventura.

Away from the spotlight: Alessandro Pessoli. Painting as a necessity of contingency. Article by Luca Sposato.

Awayfrom the spotlight: Plinio Nomellini in the 1920s, Italic glories and whispers of nature. Article by Jacopo Suggi.

In the spotlight: Perugino’s last age, between Perugia and Città della Pieve. Article by Ilaria Baratta.

In thespotlight, chosen by the editor: Guido Strazza, The sign of the master of engraving. Article by Federico Giannini.

Travel notebooks: route 1, Leonardo da Vinci’s works in Italy; route 2, Perugino’s places in Umbria; route 3, among the frescoes in the castles of Parma.

From Arcimboldo to Wainer Vaccari. The table of contents of issue 17 of Finestre Magazine.
From Arcimboldo to Wainer Vaccari. The table of contents of issue 17 of Finestre Magazine.


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