A young man intently observes his own reflection in a mirror. A young classmate of his carefully holds up the mirror, while behind them stands the solemn and austere figure of Socrates, wrapped in an imposing gray cloak and distinguished by a wavy, s...
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In mythological tradition, the chimera is a creature composed of parts belonging to different animals: it is, therefore, a hybrid organism in which disparate elements cease to be merely separate fragments and become something new. It is precisely thi...
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In February 1798, while French troops were occupying Rome, proclaiming the Roman Republic, and arresting Pope Pius VI, the Jacobin authorities summoned Antonio Canova ( Possagno, 1757 – Venice, 1822) to appear before the Section of the Arts of ...
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In 1909, Francis Picabia (Paris, 1879–1953) was thirty years old and had already established a solid reputation within the art world. At that very moment, however, the artist decided to reevaluate the path he had taken up to that point: he sold...
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Like the Dadaists ’ “fausses nouvelles ”: the fake article by Umberto Eco that circulated widely on social media over the past few hours before being identified as a hoax could be considered a kind of work of art. A fake page from *...
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What if we could explore the 19th century not by following artistic schools, styles, or nationalities, but simply by following the passing of the hours? This is the idea behind *Un Capolavoro di Giornata*. From dawn to dusk in the 19th century. A Jou...
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“Ispirazione Europa: Artistic Dialogues Between the 19th and 20th Centuries” is launching in Vicenza —a new exhibition project sponsored by the City of Vicenza that aims to explore, through art, the formation and evolution of the European spirit fro...
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From September 26, 2026, to February 7, 2027, Intesa Sanpaolo ’s Gallerie d’Italia – Milan will host LIBERE! 1946–2026. “Women’s Achievements,” an exhibition conceived and curated by Renata Ferri and produced by iO Donna...
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