baroque art - Finestre sull'Arte

The second edition of Pontremoli Barocca kicks off, with several new features

Pontremoli is back for Pontremoli Barocca, the event that opens the doors of the historic palaces of the Lunigiana town and is in its second edition this year, with some new features. Compared to last year, this year Pontremoli Barocca is a two-day ...
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Portrait of a patron between Rome and the Apuan Alps: cardinal Alderano Cybo

Over the course of a long life (he died at age 87) and a very long cardinalate (he wore the purple for 55 years, beginning in 1645), Cardinal Alderano Cybo (Genoa, 1613 - Rome, 1700) translated a great interest in the arts - from music to literature,...
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In Paris and Milan, Maurizio Canesso Galleries celebrate 30 years with two exhibitions

From May 16 to June 28, 2024, in Maurizio Canesso's two Galleries, one in Paris and the second in Milan, one can admire paintings of the highest caliber, Evaristo Bachenis, Bernardo Strozzi, Alessandro Magnasco, Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Giuseppe Bonito, G...
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London, National Gallery acquires an important Last Supper by Nicolas Poussin painted in Italy

Just in time for Easter, the National Gallery in London has announced the acquisition of a painting ... in keeping with the period: it is theLast Supper by Nicolas Poussin (Les Andelys, 1594 - Rome, 1664), the first acquisition in the British museum'...
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Turin, at the Royal Museums the major exhibition on Guercino with international loans

Entitled Guercino . The Painter's Trade the exhibition that the Royal Museums of Turin are dedicating to Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri; Cento, 1591 - Bologna, 1666) and hosting at the Sale Chiablese from March 23 to July 28, 2024. The exhibit...
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Turin, Guercino exhibition also features the large Madonna of the Rosary altarpiece. Photos of the transport

A new addition to the exhibition dedicated to Guercino (Cento, 1591 - Bologna, 1666), entitled Guercino. The Painter's Craft scheduled in the Sale Chiablese of Turin's Royal Museums from March 23 to July 28, 2024, produced by CoopCulture with Villagg...
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Caravaggio at the court of Cardinal del Monte (III). The Basket of Fruit

This beautiful painting preserved at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana (fig. 1) was part of Cardinal Federico Borromeo 's Collection and is first described in a notarial deed of 1607: "A painting one arm's length, and three quarters of an inch in height, whe...
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