It will be the largest exhibition ever dedicated to Piero della Francesca: this is how the National Gallery in London announced it, noting that the exhibition will bring together, for the first time in centuries, some of Piero della…
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The collection of Lorenzo the Magnificent (Florence, 1449 – 1492) was much more than a collection of paintings and sculptures: among the works and objects preserved in the Medici residence on Via Larga in Florence were gems, cameos…
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For years it served as a barracks, then it was abandoned, and now, in Savona, a three-year restoration project is returning one of Liguria’s most important Renaissance churches to the public. This is the Church of San Giacomo, a…
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Works and artists Ancient art Four hundred Leonardo da Vinci Renaissance Tuscany
“This is the true way to cook roasts.” Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452 – Amboise, 1519) is not the sort of man to make such a categorical statement in a treatise on natural philosophy or a fortification design: in fact, he…
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Works and artists Ancient art Florence Four hundred Masaccio Pisa Renaissance Tuscany
Archival research, when conducted with expertise and diligence, always yields positive results: this is evident from the research that Giuseppe Petralia conducted in various archives on topics related to the medieval history of Tuscany and…
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That there is still so much to discover about the Renaissance —and that what we know is only a tiny fraction of the story—is clearly evident in an enigmatic tondo that the Galleria Brun is presenting this year at the 34th edition of the…
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To understand just how much a painting can change after restoration, one need only look atthe *Annunciation* by Neri di Bicci (Florence, 1418/1420–1492) in the Church of Sant’Agata in Florence. Beneath a thick layer of grime…
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Works and artists Five hundred Florence Four hundred Three hundred
With Christ at the center and the apostles arranged on either side—Judas recognizable among the diners—when viewing aLast Supper, the eye is drawn first and foremost to the scene and its figures. But in large, monumental Last Supper…
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