In 1875, Giovanni Fattori spent a month in Paris—the only time he ever set foot there. He wrote two long letters to his brothers-in-law, brimming with wonder: streets as wide as squares, steamboats crisscrossing the city, carriages and…
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To understand what Ferrara was—and, above all, how the city has preserved its artistic heritage over time—it is not enough to look only at the paintings: one must also trace the stories of those who collected them, the institutions that…
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Works and artists Diamond Palace Ferrara Holland Modern Art Museums Netherlands
On the night of 1864, a devastating fire swept through the Schielandshuis Palace in the heart of Rotterdam, reducing to ashes more than two-thirds of the art collections accumulated up to that point by the city museum, which had been…
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There are very few paintings depicting Amedeo Modigliani (Livorno, 1884 – Paris, 1920), and among these, the one painted by his partner and painter Jeanne Hébuterne and a pencil drawing by André Derain stand out…
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Works and artists Ancient art Ferrara Renaissance
Ferrara is a magnificent and enchanting city: it never fails to offer new thrills to visitors who tirelessly plan their returns to the historic realm of art’s embrace, where they are enveloped by the continuous, almost miraculous…
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Exhibition reviews Andy Warhol Diamond Palace Ferrara Pop Art
We cannot go back in time; however, we can recreate a past event that was particularly significant, both to bring it back to the memory of those who experienced it and to try to explain its significance to those who were not yet born or…
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In Ferrara, one of the most iconic symbols of the Este Renaissance is set to return to the city after more than thirty years of closure. Palazzo Prosperi Sacrati, a historic building located on Corso Ercole I d’Este, will be…
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In Ferrara , the path of recovery and enhancement of the monumental complex of Palazzo Massari and the Palazzina Cavalieri di Malta continues . In view of the reopening of the cultural center, the City Council has in fact launched the…
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