baroque art - Finestre sull'Arte

New work by Artemisia Gentileschi discovered? What the scholar says

Is the newly discovered Magdalene in Ecstasy in an Italian private collection really a work by Artemisia Gentileschi ? This is the opinion of art historian Delia Somma, who has subjected the painting to several studies, published in the book L'estasi...
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Guercino in Turin: an itinerary among the works

In the strutting, superb Turin, in the sunny splendor of the Savoy square next to the Royal Palace, within the cozy halls of Palazzo Chiablese, stands a luminous and splendid exhibition, perhaps unexpected but for that reason surprising and magnifice...
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Genoa, unpublished work by Gioacchino Assereto discovered. On display at Goldfinch's

In Genoa, Goldfinch Fine Arts Gallery opens a new exhibition scheduled from May 31 to June 29 at the gallery's headquarters, located in Palazzo Lazzaro and Giacomo Spinola, Via Garibaldi 8. The exhibition, titled Nuovi Argomenti: Gioacchino Assereto,...
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When an American restored Velázquez's Las Meninas.

Forty years without losing polish. Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez (Seville, 1599 - Madrid, 1660), the most famous painting of Spanish painting of all time and the icon of the Prado National Museum, still retains intact the luminosity and color...
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Reflection on Madrid's Ecce Homo: it is not by Caravaggio

Of theEcce Homo (Fig. 1) presented as a work by an unknown follower of Ribera in a sale on April 8, 2021, by the Ansorena Auction House in Madrid, which caused a great uproar in the art world almost uniformly inclined to recognize it as a masterpiece...
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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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