Ancient art - Finestre sull'Arte

The dream of Villa Cordellina Lombardi, where Tiepolo's genius overcame decay

Dust, damp patches, dirt encrustations, cobwebs, walls covered with lime, Giambattista Tiepolo's frescoes hidden by heavy metal grates. Those who, at the beginning of the twentieth century, had entered Villa Cordellina, a splendid neo-Palladian resid...
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80 works on Ovid's Metamorphoses on display at the Rijksmuseum, in collaboration with the Galleria Borghese in Rome

Very few literary works of antiquity have exerted such a profound and lasting influence on art as Ovid's Metamorphoses. The major exhibition to be staged at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam from February 6 to May 25, 2026, entitled Metamorphoses, will br...
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Perugia celebrates Giotto and St. Francis with a major exhibition

From March 14 to June 14, 2026, the National Gallery of Umbria in Perugia celebrates the800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi with the major exhibition Giotto and St. Francis. A Revolution in Fourteenth-Century Umbria, curated by Ve...
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Madrid, Prado acquires work by Luisa Roldán: historic recognition for Baroque sculptor

For the first time in its history, the Prado Museum in Madrid welcomes into its collections a sculpture by Luisa Roldán (Seville, 1652 - Madrid, 1706), one of the most extraordinary and long underrated figures of the Spanish Baroque. The entry...
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All the portraits of Jan van Eyck reunited for the first time: will happen in 2026 in London

For the first time in history, all portraits painted by Jan van Eyck (Maaseik, 1390 - Bruges, 1441) will be brought together in a single exhibition. It will happen at the National Gallery in London, which from Nov. 21, 2026 to April 11, 2027 will hos...
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Exhibitions 2026: all the previews of the announced exhibitions

Let's start 2026 with previews of the exhibitions that will take us throughout this new year. From Milan to Venice, from Genoa to Turin to Rome, here are 20 exhibitions announced for a 2026 full of great art. 1. Anselm Kiefer, Robert Mapplethorpe, t...
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The best exhibitions of 2025 according to more than 100 experts. Here are the rankings

On December 31 of each year, Finestre Sull'Arte publishes the ranking of the best Italian exhibitions of the year just ended. Once again this year, the ranking of the best exhibitions of 2025 in Italy was decreed by a quality jury composed of more th...
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Florence, Museo dell'Opificio delle Pietre Dure is enriched with two precious tiles

On the occasion of itsextraordinary opening on January 1, 2026, with continuous opening hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Museo dell'Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence will present a new acquisition that further enriches the prestigious collectio...
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