Frescoes - Finestre sull'Arte

Florence, Innocenti Museum's fresco gallery reopens to the public after decades

Reopened to the public after decades, the Gallery of Frescos at theIstituto degli Innocenti in Florence, part of the original building designed and built by Filippo Brunelleschi. Now this historic space is once again accessible to visitors, becoming ...
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Brescia, frescoes in the chapel of St. John the Baptist in San Salvatore restored

In Brescia, restoration of the frescoes in the chapel of St. John the Baptist in San Salvatore, the Lombard basilica attached to the women's monastery of San Salvatore, a UNESCO heritage site in Brescia and, since 2011, part of the serial site "The L...
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Trent, plan to save frescoes in Palazzo Geremia kicks off

The Municipality of Trento has undertaken an initiative aimed at protecting and safeguarding the frescoes on the facade of Palazzo Geremia, with the goal of ensuring their preservation and improving their legibility, in view of their historical value...
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Four frescoes in Palazzo Venezia restored thanks to a project sponsored by Hermès

The VIVE-Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia, in collaboration with Hermès Italia, present the restoration of four 16th-century frescoes preserved in Palazzo Venezia, as part of the Grand Tour of Frescoes, a project promoted by Hermès Italia...
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An exhibition at Villa Farnesina recounts new discoveries about its 17th-century decoration

From Nov. 6, 2024, to Jan. 12, 2025, Villa Farnesina in Rome presents the exhibition Il Seicento in Villa Farnesina, curated by Alessandro Zuccari and Virginia Lapenta, under the patronage of the Associazione Amici dell'Accademia dei Lincei, in colla...
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In Padua, they want to remove Annigoni's frescoes hoping to find Giotto

Remove frescoes by Pietro Annigoni in order to bring to light older paintings executed by one of the giants of art history: Giotto. This is what is planned to be done in Padua, inside the Basilica of St. Anthony, with the aim of rediscovering the pai...
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Siena, 20 years after discovery, the Thebaid and its entire environment will be restored

The Society of Executors of Pious Dispositions, heir to the company of the Disciplinati of Santa Maria under the vaults of the Spedale, one of the oldest and most important Sienese confraternal associations whose origins date back to the late thirtee...
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Cremona prepares for an exhibition on the frescoes of its domus, and more

Until the end of 2022, then continuing into the beginning of the new year, Cremona has various cultural events and temporary exhibitions scheduled. The exhibition Italian Violin Makers of the Twentieth Century, which can be visited by the public unt...
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