Drawings - Finestre sull'Arte

How Giovanni Fattori drew: the sheets from the Central Institute for Graphics in Rome

Giovanni Fattori's drawing, wrote Barna Occhini in 1940, in an article in Frontispiece, "is the most expressive that can be given, but the most reluctant to express itself in words." Occhini, in fact, immediately disregarded his catch-phrase, since h...
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Rome, at the Central Institute for Graphics on display recent acquisitions, from Parmigianino to Kentridge

From December 17, 2024 to March 23, 2025, theIstituto Centrale per la Grafica in Rome is hosting the exhibition Acquisizioni. From Parmigianino to Kentridge, produced under the patronage of Fondazione ETS Italia patria della bellezza. The exhibition ...
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The horse, the mace and the face: drawings by Leonardo on display at the Leonardo3 Museum in Milan

The Horse, the Mazzocchio and the Master's Face. Milanese Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci and Francesco Melzi: thus is the title of the exhibition that in Milan, from Nov. 18, 2024, to Feb. 15, 2025, the Museo Leonardo3 in Piazza Scala is displaying fo...
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Venice, valuable donation of drawings enriches Ca' Rezzonico: the Paolo Galli Collection arrives

Venice is celebrating a new gem in its already rich cultural landscape. The Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia has enthusiastically welcomed the donation of more than 200 sheets of graphic art from the personal collection of Ambassador Paolo Galli. T...
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The Disney world on display in Padua, including original sketches and interactive activities

Starting October 2, 2024 and running until February 23, 2025, the Centro Culturale Altinate San Gaetano in Padua will host the exhibition Disney. The Timeless Art of Storytelling, an exhibition that aims to reveal to the public the complex and fascin...
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Pesaro showcases 40 graphic works by Raphael, Federico Barocci, Simone Cantarini

From Sept. 22 to Nov. 17, 2024, the rooms housing the permanent collection of the Pesaro Civic Museums in Palazzo Mosca are hosting the exhibition CAPITAL OF DRAWING. Raphael, Barocci, Cantarini, Lazzarini from the Oliveriana Library for Pesaro 2024,...
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The largest exhibition of Italian Renaissance drawings ever held in the UK will be held in London

The largest exhibition of Italian Renaissance drawings ever held in the United Kingdom will be staged in London this fall: it will run from November 1, 2024 to March 9, 2025 at the King's Gallery in Buckingham Palace. Drawing the Italian Renaissance,...
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Three museums in Molise document the war through the works of William Congdon

From June 21 to Oct. 24, 2024 at the National Archaeological Museum in Campobasso, the National Museum of Castello Pandone in Venafro, and the Castle of Civitacampomarano in Civitacampomarano, the exhibition "Isn't Peace an Emergency Too?"-William Co...
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