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Sodom Before Sodom. A Look at the Exhibition at the Accorsi-Ometto Foundation in Turin

The works of Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Sodoma, are a captivating collection of eclectic delights and antiquarian touches—especially those of the mature Sodoma, the Sodoma who, wandering the streets of Rome and Tuscany, almost forgot his ancest...
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When Sodoma Looked to Mantegna: The Lamentation of the Young Man from Piedmont

The career of Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, better known as Sodoma (Vercelli, 1477 – Siena, 1549) is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating and complex chapters of the High Renaissance, that transitional period between the 15th and 16th centuries, a...
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Piero di Cosimo's Magdalene and the women of Florence: what the VIVE exhibition in Rome looks like

Despite her understated elegance and gaze that is in no way winking because instead she is concentrated, pensive, if not sad, on the words written in the sacred book she delicately holds in her hands, the star of the exhibition La Maddalena di Piero ...
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Brera Art Gallery hosts first exhibition dedicated to Giovanni Agostino da Lodi

The Pinacoteca di Brera will host from May 26 to September 13, 2026 the first exhibition ever dedicated to Giovanni Agostino da Lodi, considered one of the most singular and innovative artists active in Italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries...
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Castiglione Olona, restored Magenta Madonna returns to Collegiate Museum

The Museum of the Collegiate Church of Castiglione Olona (Varese) adds a new piece to the path of protection and enhancement of its artistic heritage with the presentation of the restoration of the Magenta Madonna, a work that is a symbol of local po...
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Klesch Collection acquires early masterpiece by Sandro Botticelli

The Klesch Collection, a major British private collection, has announced the acquisition of the Madonna and Child Enthroned by Sandro Botticelli (Florence, 1445 - 1510), an important early work datable to between 1465 and 1470: the work will be on pu...
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Another Antonello da Messina rediscovered: rare 15th-century painting at auction

Another brings Antonello da Messina (Messina, c. 1430 - 1479), a pivotal figure of the Italian Renaissance, back into the spotlight, following the recent return of his Ecce Homo to the market and the subsequent purchase of the panel by the Italian st...
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Fifteenth-century tapestry from the Cini Collection returns to Venice restored and digitized in ultra-high resolution 3D

The precious 15th-century tapestry from the Cini Collection depicting The Entry into Palestine of Vespasian's Army has returned to theIsland of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. In 2022, the tapestry was the subject of the first 3D and ultra-high-resol...
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