Baroque - Finestre sull'Arte

Rome, in 2026 at Palazzo Barberini a major exhibition on the relationship between Bernini and Maffeo Barberini

From February 12 to June 14, 2026, the National Galleries of Ancient Art at Palazzo Barberini will host the major exhibition Bernini and the Barberini family, curated by Andrea Bacchi and Maurizia Cicconi. The exhibition will explore the privileged r...
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Michael Sweerts, from the vestiges of Rome to the shadows of the East.

He must have been quite a guy, this Sweerts. From a Flemish family ennobled by the textile trade, Andrea, G. De Marchi and Claudio Seccaroni recall today in the catalog of the exhibition, still running in Rome until Jan. 18 at the Accademia di San Lu...
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From baroque to glory, seventeenth-century Milanese sculpture in a volume by Susanna Zanuso

Milan, 17th century. In a period of great cultural and artistic ferment but also strongly marked by the political and social vicissitudes of the time, the capital of the Duchy, at that time under the rule of the Spanish monarchy, stood out within the...
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Pietro da Cortona's The Triumph of Divine Providence, a fundamental text of 17th-century art

When, in August 1623, Maffeo Barberini (Florence, 1568 - Rome, 1644) ascended to the papal throne with the name of Urban VIII, many intellectuals, scientists and artists rested their hopes on this learned and refined man, hoping for a cultural renewa...
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Naples' Sansevero Chapel expands its accessibility with inclusive LIS pathways

The Sansevero Chapel in Naples expands its offerings related to accessibility and offers inclusive tours dedicated to deaf people. Starting Tuesday, December 3, videos in LIS will be available that illustrate the milestones of the Neapolitan Baroque ...
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Amsterdam, operational phase of the restoration of Rembrandt's Night Watch begins

After five years of preparation, today a team of eight restorers from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam officially began the restoration of the Night Watch, Rembrandt's masterpiece. This start marks the beginning of the second phase, or the operational ph...
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An exhibition in Rome on the mysterious Flemish Michael Sweets

TheAccademia Nazionale di San Luca in Rome is hosting an exhibition dedicated to one of the most mysterious Flemish artists of the 17th century, Michael Sweerts (Brussels, c. 1624 - Goa?, c. 1664). Entitled Michael Sweerts. Realities and Mysteries in...
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An exhibition at the Borghese Gallery on Giovan Battista Marino the poet and his relationship with the figurative arts

From Nov. 19, 2024 to Feb. 9, 2025, the Borghese Gallery explores the connections between painting and poetry, sacred and profane, literature, art, and power in the early seventeenth century with an unprecedented project. Indeed, the exhibition Paint...
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