A rare fresco painted on a round wicker mat, rather than on a wall, canvas, panel, or any other traditional support: this is what makes *Christ and the Samaritan Woman*, a work by Luca Giordano (Naples, 1634 –1705), which is now part…
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To understand what Baroque painting was like in Trentino between the 17th and 18th centuries, one must consider an artist who, despite the vastness of his body of work, remained on the margins of scholarly research for a long time…
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Exhibition reviews Ancient art baroque art Mosaic Six hundred
The exhibition in Cento is truly dazzling, focusing on that ancient and fascinating technique that over the centuries came to be known as “painting with colored glass”: that is, an extremely refined method of producing color images that…
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A young man intently observes his own reflection in a mirror. A young classmate of his carefully holds up the mirror, while behind them stands the solemn and austere figure of Socrates, wrapped in an imposing gray cloak and distinguished…
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An unpublished early masterpiece by Luca Giordano ( Naples, 1634–1705), *TheCalling of Saints Peter and Andrew to the Apostolate*, a large canvas measuring 192 by 252 centimeters by the Neapolitan painter, will be on public view for…
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From June 23 to September 20, 2026, the Galleria Borghese in Rome will host the exhibition Metamorphosis. Ovid and the Arts, an exhibition project resulting from a collaboration with the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The exhibition, curated by…
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A new key to interpreting the work of Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi; Milan, 1571 - Porto Ercole, 1610): this is what will be offered in a year's time, from March 21 to July 18, 2027, by a major exhibition at the Detroit Institute of…
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An unpublished painting to be attributed to Artemisia Gentileschi? That's what the French auction house Rouillac is convinced of, which next June 7, at the Château de Villandry in the Loire Valley, will present a Saint Dorothy associated…
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