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The Prado and the Rijksmuseum Join Forces for a Major Research Project on Women in Art and History

The Museo Nacional del Prado and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam are joining forces to develop a comprehensive research project dedicated to women in art and history. The collaboration stems from the two institutions’ shared commitment to permanen...
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A "Madonna of Humility" by Zanino di Pietro Resurfaces: Giorgio Baratti Exhibits It at the BIAF

A Madonna of Humility of great interest—and previously unseen—is the one painted by Zanino di Pietro, which the Giorgio Baratti antique gallery is presenting at the 34th edition of the Florence International Antiques Biennale ( the asking price is 19...
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Annibale Carracci’s landscape, which caused quite a stir, was sold at the BIAF

Annibale Carracci’s *River Landscape with Boatmen* (Bologna, 1560–1609), perhaps the work that generated the most buzz during the 34th edition of the Florence International Antiques Biennale, which runs through October 4 at Palazzo Corsin...
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Thorvaldsen's "Victorious Venus" is on display again after years in storage and is being exhibited at a hotel

For years, it remained in the storeroomsof the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, hidden from public view. Now, Bertel Thorvaldsen’s (Copenhagen, 1770–1844) *Venus Victorious* is once again on display in Rome following restoration, though n...
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Blind visitor sues the British Museum: The Bayeux Tapestry lacks an audio guide

A blind visitor to the British Museum has decided to sue the London museum because, as his lawyers argue, the museum is violating equality laws by failing to provide guided tours with audio description for theBayeux Tapestry exhibition. The famous e...
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How the Image of St. Francis Changed Between the 16th and 17th Centuries: An Exhibition in Bologna

To mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, the National Art Gallery of Bologna is dedicating an exhibition to the transformation of the saint’s image in Bolognese painting between the 16th and 17th centuries. From Octo...
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Sotheby’s is auctioning a Turner worth 50 million pounds: the masterpiece is set to break a new record

It is one of the most important paintings from the final phase of Joseph William Turner’s career and one of the artist’s extremely rare masterpieces still in a private collection. Titled “Rome, Viewed from the Aventine,” the work was crea...
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Cosimo III as a Roman Emperor: Lorenzo Merlini’s Rediscovered Masterpiece at the BIAF

There was a visual contrast of great scenic and narrative impact that greeted anyone who, in the final years of the 17th century, crossed the threshold of the main hall of Villa Rondinelli-Vitelli in Fiesole: Awaiting visitors inside the hilltop resi...
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