Etruscan art - Finestre sull'Arte

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Bottarone Urn restored: original colors of 2400-year-old Etruscan grooms resurfaced

Bottarone Urn restored: original colors of 2400-year-old Etruscan grooms resurfaced

TheUrn of Bottarone, an Etruscan masterpiece housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Florence, has been restored sixty years after the devastating flood that hit the city in 1966. At the time, the Arno also invaded the museum's halls, submerg...
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Tarquinia Olympics Tomb digitally reconstructed for Milan-Cortina 2026

Tarquinia Olympics Tomb digitally reconstructed for Milan-Cortina 2026

On the occasion of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, the Etruscan Tomb of the Olympics in Tarquinia will be the protagonist of a digital enhancement project that expands the possibilities of its use and knowledge. The project was presented toda...
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The tombs of Cortuna: a journey through the necropolis of the Etruscan city

The tombs of Cortuna: a journey through the necropolis of the Etruscan city

Cortona, ancient Curtun, was one of the most influential cities ofinner Etruria. The signs of the Etruscan civilization are therefore evident both in the urban fabric and in the necropolis: in fact, it is enough to move a little farther from the hist...
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Hellenistic Etruria: how the Greeks influenced Etruscan art, religion and society

Hellenistic Etruria: how the Greeks influenced Etruscan art, religion and society

The cultural interaction between Etruscans and Greeks, in what is referred to as Hellenistic Etruria, represents one of the most significant phenomena of antiquity, which left a profound imprint on art, religion and social organization. Indeed, Etrur...
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"The ancients always copy us". The Etruscans in contemporary art

"The ancients always copy us". The Etruscans in contemporary art

When, in the eighteenth century, Johann Joachim Winckelmann tries to give a comprehensive shape to the history of ancient art, his gaze constructs a map in which Greece occupies the incandescent center. In the pages of Geschichte der Kunst des Altert...
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Veneto, Carabinieri hand over ten stolen archaeological artifacts to the Superintendency

Veneto, Carabinieri hand over ten stolen archaeological artifacts to the Superintendency

In the first week of December 2025, the Carabinieri's Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) in Venice handed over to the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the metropolitan city of Venice a collection of ten archaeological artif...
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The Hall of the Chimera at the Archaeological Museum of Florence reopens with a new display

The Hall of the Chimera at the Archaeological Museum of Florence reopens with a new display

The National Archaeological Museum in Florence returns the Hall of the Chimera to the public, renovated with an exhibition project that focuses on an immersive experience and a close-up view of the work considered the symbol ofEtruscan art. The sculp...
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Ten objects to learn about the life and culture of the Etruscans

Ten objects to learn about the life and culture of the Etruscans

What objects provide insight into the complexity, spirituality, and sophistication of the Etruscan people? In short: is it possible to compile a list of ten objects for understanding the Etruscans? We have tried. Cinerary urns and votive bronzes that...
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