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A Rediscovered Giambattista Tiepolo: A Previously Unseen "Saint Roch" Unveiled at the BIAF

A Rediscovered Giambattista Tiepolo: A Previously Unseen "Saint Roch" Unveiled at the BIAF

A beam of intensely warm light, golden-yellow like the sun filtering through the fog of the Venetian lagoon, envelops the solitary figure of a pilgrim who has stopped atop a rocky outcrop: he has long, flowing hair that falls over his shoulders, his ...
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The scandal surrounding Prince Poniatowski’s “antique” gems resurfaces at the BIAF

The scandal surrounding Prince Poniatowski’s “antique” gems resurfaces at the BIAF

When, in 1832, the Polish prince Stanisław Poniatowski, grandson of the last king of Poland, published the second volume of the catalog raisonné of his vast collection of engraved stones in Florence, he included in the introductory pages a sta...
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Italian Baroque in Dresden: 18th-Century Drawings Return to Rome After Three Centuries

Italian Baroque in Dresden: 18th-Century Drawings Return to Rome After Three Centuries

From September 25, 2026, to January 10, 2027, the Napoleonic Museum in Rome will host “Italian Baroque in Dresden.” Architectural Drawings from the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Sachsen is an exhibition dedicated to a collection of drawings and ...
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Possagno: Canova’s *Amorino* Restored—The Long History of the Plaster’s Conservation

Possagno: Canova’s *Amorino* Restored—The Long History of the Plaster’s Conservation

In Possagno (Treviso), the restorationof the *Amorino*—also known as *Prince Henryk Lubomirski*—was unveiled. This is one of the most significant and fragile plaster models preserved in the collection of the Gypsotheca Antonio Canova Museum. The work...
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The Boy Selling Fish at Dusk: A Masterpiece by Ceruti at the Pitti Palace

The Boy Selling Fish at Dusk: A Masterpiece by Ceruti at the Pitti Palace

A sky shifting from pink to gray, the moment when the light of day gives way to twilight. In this twilight light, against a background devoid of architecture, we see a young boy smiling as he tips, with a sudden, decisive gesture, a woven basket onto...
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A book to discover the drawings by Neapolitan artists at the Prado: Viviana Farina’s book

A book to discover the drawings by Neapolitan artists at the Prado: Viviana Farina’s book

Neapolitan artists have crossed the Tyrrhenian Sea many times throughout history—with their canvases and panels, of course, but just as often, and perhaps even more so, with paper: sheets of drawings in pen, ink, and watercolor that passed from hand ...
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At Palazzo Madama, the 18th-century garden is brought to life through drawings, engravings, and botanical illustrations

At Palazzo Madama, the 18th-century garden is brought to life through drawings, engravings, and botanical illustrations

From July 15, 2026, to January 6, 2027, Palazzo Madama in Turin will host an exhibition dedicated to the history and culture of gardens in the 18th century. Housed in the Guardaroba and the Piccolo Gabinetto Cinese, the exhibition *Giardini. The Art ...
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Inside the halls of Palazzo Staffetti Del Medico Sarteschi, the hidden heart of Carrara

Inside the halls of Palazzo Staffetti Del Medico Sarteschi, the hidden heart of Carrara

To see the palace, you have to turn your back on the Duomo; if you want to see the Duomo, you have to forget about the palace. Two visions of stone and marble. The palace and the cathedral scrutinize and measure each other, standing face to face—for ...
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