Etruscan art - Finestre sull'Arte

The visible spirituality of the Etruscans. Where the gesture touches the divine

In the Etruscan world, the divine came through detail. Every anomaly in the sky, every variation in the animal body, every vibration of the earth carried a message. The priest did not pronounce dogma, but he read the world. His gaze flowed over the v...
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The treasure in the mud: the bronzes of San Casciano, history of discovery

When the hot water of Tuscany 's hot springs meets clayey mud, sometimes history stops and reveals millennia-old secrets that resurface intact, defying time. It happened in San Casciano dei Bagni, in the province of Siena, where, a few meters from th...
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Milan, at the Rovati Foundation the exhibition on Etruscan bronzes from the Corazzi collection

From April 1 to October 4, 2026, the Luigi Rovati Foundation in Milan presents the exhibition The Etruscans and the Netherlands. A/R of the Corazzi Bronzes, an exhibition project that temporarily brings back to Italy a nucleus of Etruscan bronzes tha...
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Five restored Etruscan vases on display at Florence's Opificio delle Pietre Dure

From March 17 to May 30, 2026, the Museo dell'Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence is hosting the exhibition Farsi forma. The Restoration of Five Etruscan Vases from the Guarnacci Museum in Volterra, part of Caring for Art. Restorations on Display,...
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Via Etrusca, a digital project to tell the story of the UNESCO sites of Tarquinia and Cerveteri

A project that integrates cinema, podcasts, digital tools and immersive storytelling to tell the story of the Etruscan civilization and enhance the UNESCO heritages of Tarquinia and Cerveteri. It is calledVia Etrusca and is the initiative conceived a...
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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

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

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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