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Italy on the lines: the first Italian retrospective devoted to Christoph Heinrich Kniep

Italy on the lines: the first Italian retrospective devoted to Christoph Heinrich Kniep

On the bicentenary of the death of Christoph Heinrich Kniep (Hildesheim 1755 - Naples 1825), the Museo Casa di Goethe in Rome is dedicating its first Italian retrospective to the German draftsman. Italy in Lines - Drawings by Christoph Heinrich Kniep...
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The Uffizi acquires a masterpiece by Giacomo Ceruti, the Moorish Beggar

The Uffizi acquires a masterpiece by Giacomo Ceruti, the Moorish Beggar

An important acquisition for the Uffizi Galleries: in fact, a masterpiece by Giacomo Ceruti (Milan, 1698 - 1767), the Moorish Beggar, enters the collection of the Florentine museum. The artist, famous for his depictions of the poor and humble, create...
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Jacques-Louis David political: in Paris the revolutionary painter. What the Louvre exhibition looks like

Jacques-Louis David political: in Paris the revolutionary painter. What the Louvre exhibition looks like

It is surprising that there is little or no talk in Italy about the muscular exhibition that the Louvre has organized to reconstruct the story of Jacques-Louis David exactly two hundred years after his death. In terms of completeness and volume of ma...
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Venice, Doge's Palace hosts a rare example of Francesco Guardi's portraiture: the story of Lazzaro Zen

Venice, Doge's Palace hosts a rare example of Francesco Guardi's portraiture: the story of Lazzaro Zen

The Ospiti a Palazzo project returns to the Doge 's Palace in Venice, once again opening the rooms of the Quadreria - in the Sala del Magistrato alle Leggi - to a new "guest." In fact, until April 14, 2026, Francesco Guardi's Portrait of Lazzaro Zen ...
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USA, rediscovered esoteric masterpiece by Fedele Fischetti painted for Raimondo di Sangro

USA, rediscovered esoteric masterpiece by Fedele Fischetti painted for Raimondo di Sangro

A masterpiece by Neapolitan painter Fedele Fischetti (Naples, 1732 - 1792), The Triumph of Night, circa 1765, has re-emerged from the oblivion of history, offering a rare visual record of intellectual and occult life in 18th-century Naples. The work ...
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Madrid, Prado acquires two early masterpieces by François Boucher

Madrid, Prado acquires two early masterpieces by François Boucher

The Prado in Madrid has taken an important step in enriching its collection of Rococo painting with the acquisition of two exceptional works by French painter François Boucher (Paris, 1703 - 1770): The Birth of Adonis and The Death of Adonis. ...
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A new work for the Royal Palace of Caserta: acquired the Apotheosis of the Bourbons by Fedele Fischetti

A new work for the Royal Palace of Caserta: acquired the Apotheosis of the Bourbons by Fedele Fischetti

The Reggia di Caserta welcomes back one of the most significant works of 18th-century Neapolitan painting thanks to an acquisition: The Apotheosis of the Bourbon Dynasty by Fedele Fischetti (Naples, 1732 - 1792), a classicist masterpiece and emblemat...
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Florence celebrates 18th-century artist Thomas Patch and his take on the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Florence celebrates 18th-century artist Thomas Patch and his take on the Middle Ages and Renaissance

On the 300th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Patch (Exeter, 1725 - Florence, 1782), Florence dedicates an exhibition to the English artist that explores his relationship with the city and his publishing activities, revealing a crucial chapter in t...
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