Ancient art - Finestre sull'Arte

Boccaccio Boccaccino's luminous renaissance: what the Cremona exhibition looks like

On September 27, 2023, a painting depicting two saints, a bishop and a portrait of the patron made its appearance at theMillon auction held in Cremona: it was the only surviving fragment of Boccaccio Boccaccino's so-called Fodri Altarpiece. Also know...
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A 17th-century feather mosaic enriches MUDEC's Permanent Collection

A rare 17th-century feather mosaic joins the Permanent Collection of MUDEC in Milan. It is the Portrait of Cardinal Giulio Rospigliosi, a masterpiece of Mexican amanteca art and a new acquisition by the museum, which will be exhibited within the path...
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Lempertz, Old Masters and Renaissance Italy at auction in Cologne.

Lempertz returns to the spotlight in Cologne with its traditional fall auction devoted to old masters and nineteenth-century paintings, scheduled for Nov. 22. The German house will present a selection of 190 lots spanning centuries of European art hi...
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Piero della Francesca re-read by Adolfo Venturi: republished classic of criticism

Succedeoggi Libri has republished in its entirety the essay that Adolfo Venturi (1856-1941) dedicated in 1922 to Piero della Francesca, offering contemporary readers a rare opportunity for direct confrontation with one of the fundamental texts of Ita...
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Gerrit Dou masterpiece back on the market after a century: for sale at Christie's

Back on the market after more than a century is a rare masterpiece of the Dutch seventeenth century. The Flute Player, the first depiction of a musician painted by Gerrit Dou (Leiden, 1613 - 1675), will be the top lot in theOld Masters Evening Sale o...
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Canova's Colossal Horse comes back to life after more than 50 years in storage

The Colossal Horse by Antonio Canova (Possano, 1757 - Venice, 1822), one of the most representative works in Bassano's collections, finally returns to show itself in its entirety after more than 50 years spent in storage at the Civic Museums of Bassa...
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Borso d'Este's Bible returns to Rome for Jubilee, at Palazzo della Minerva

One of the greatest masterpieces of Italian Renaissance art is returning to Rome after more than a century. On the occasion of the Jubilee of 2025, in fact, the famous Bible of Borso d'Este(here is a detailed in-depth discussion) will be on display i...
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From Tresoldi to Selva Aparicio, contemporary art at Herakleia Archaeological Park in Policoro

Siris, the artistic enhancement project for the Archaeological Park of Herakleia in Policoro (Matera), curated by STUDIO STUDIO, the interdisciplinary laboratory founded by Edoardo Tresoldi, with the artistic direction of Antonio Oriente, was present...
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