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Rome, two baroque masterpieces by Algardi and Duquesnoy at Palazzo Barberini

Starting Oct. 21, 2025, the National Galleries of Ancient Art in Rome present a new chapter in the enhancement of its collections. Two extraordinary Baroque busts signed by Alessandro Algardi (Bologna, 1595 - Rome, 1654) and François Duquesnoy...
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Peter della Vecchia's Alchemists: the uncanny allure of the grotesque

Grimaces and disproportionate bodies, exaggerated expressions, protruding noses and gnarled hands: these are the elements that strike the viewer at first glance in the painting depicting the three alchemists at work by Pietro della Vecchia (Vicenza, ...
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The revenge of Simone Cantarini, the restless man who challenged Guido Reni. What the Urbino exhibition looks like

Exactly seventy-five years have passed since Francesco Arcangeli wished the arrival of a "good day" for Simone Cantarini as well, "a name unknown to most, the name of a short-lived schoolboy of the far more famous Guido Reni." And it is still difficu...
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Artemisia Gentileschi in the U.S.: works from the Neapolitan period on display at the Columbus Museum of Art

Artemisia Gentileschi stars in the United States. In fact, the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) has announced the opening of the exhibition Artemisia Gentileschi: Naples to Beirut, dedicated to the great seventeenth-century Italian painter, among the mos...
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Massimo Listri brings his "Perspectives" to the Royal Palace of Caserta

From Oct. 4, 2024 to Feb. 23, 2026, the Halls of the Queen's Apartment at the Royal Palace of Caserta will host the exhibition Perspectives at the Royal Palace of Caserta by Massimo Listri, one of the most appreciated and recognized photographers in ...
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Marseille, donated to Musée des Beaux-Arts work by Louis Finson sold at auction for 416 thousand euros

The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Marseille is enriched by an extraordinary work: the Saint Sebastian by Louis Finson (Bruges, c. 1580-Amsterdam, 1617), a key figure in European Caravaggism, which officially entered the city's collections thanks to ...
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St. Bavon's Cathedral in Ghent: Gothic, Baroque and immortal masterpieces

St. Bavon Cathedral in Ghent, locally the "Sint-Baafskathedraal," besides being the city's main religious building in Flanders is also one of the best examples of Brabantine Gothic. Its history has distant roots and begins in the 10th century: as ear...
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Germany, Rembrandt masterpiece from Frankfurt's Städel Museum goes for restoration

The Städel Museum in Frankfurt has announced the start of a major restoration and conservation project of one of the most significant works in its collection: The Blinding of Samson, painted by Rembrandt van Rijn (Leiden, 1606 - Amsterdam, 1669)...
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