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Christie's is putting up for sale Ca' Dario, the... cursed house in Venice painted by Monet

Christie's is putting up for sale Ca' Dario, the... cursed house in Venice painted by Monet

In the Dorsoduro sestiere, along one of the best-known stretches of the Grand Canal in Venice, Ca' Dario, also known as Palazzo Dario, is now the subject of a proposed sale curated by Christie's International Real Estate. The building overlooks one o...
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St. Bavon's Cathedral in Ghent: Gothic, Baroque and immortal masterpieces

St. Bavon's Cathedral in Ghent: Gothic, Baroque and immortal masterpieces

St. Bavon Cathedral in Ghent, locally the "Sint-Baafskathedraal," besides being the city's main religious building in Flanders is also one of the best examples of Brabantine Gothic. Its history has distant roots and begins in the 10th century: as ear...
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Palermo, Carabinieri hand over valuable gold fund confiscated after illicit exportation

Palermo, Carabinieri hand over valuable gold fund confiscated after illicit exportation

Last Aug. 6, at 6:30 p.m., at the headquarters of the Regional Museum "Abatellis" in Palermo, a Trinity on panel, attributed to Gherardo Starnina (Florence, 1354 - 1413), was formally handed over to the Regional Councillor for Cultural Heritage and S...
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St. Rombald's Cathedral in Mechelen, a masterpiece of the Brabant Gothic style

St. Rombald's Cathedral in Mechelen, a masterpiece of the Brabant Gothic style

The city of Mechelen, in Flanders, guards in its historic center a building, the Cathedral of St. Rombald, that can be considered a pivotal monument of the local culture: this church is not only the spiritual fulcrum of the city, but can also be said...
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Cremona, what to see: 10 places to discover the home of violin and nougat

Cremona, what to see: 10 places to discover the home of violin and nougat

Cremona, a city located in the region of Lombardy is renowned for its history and art. The center of Cremona is Piazza del Comune, which houses some of the city's most famous monuments such as the Cathedral, the Loggia of the Militia, the Baptistery,...
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The debut of Sassetta, elegant painter of the 15th century. What the Massa Marittima exhibition looks like

The debut of Sassetta, elegant painter of the 15th century. What the Massa Marittima exhibition looks like

It is the Maremma's turn to launch Stefano di Giovanni known as Sassetta, an elegant protagonist of early 15th-century Sienese painting, into the crowded arena of ancient art exhibitions. Never before had a monographic exhibition been devoted to this...
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Masolino's Year at the Dawn of the Renaissance. What the Empoli exhibition looks like

Masolino's Year at the Dawn of the Renaissance. What the Empoli exhibition looks like

Carlo Bertelli was convinced that Masolino da Panicale's voice had begun to take on an "already entirely personal" timbre in Empoli's works. The scholar had in mind especially Christ in Pity, the monumental fresco that a then already 40-year-old Tomm...
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Genoa, recomposed the Fieschi Monument, a masterpiece of Gothic sculpture

Genoa, recomposed the Fieschi Monument, a masterpiece of Gothic sculpture

Important recovery for Genoa's historical and artistic heritage. As of today, April 5, the Diocesan Museum in fact welcomes visitors with a significant novelty: the Fieschi Monument, a masterpiece of Gothic sculpture that was previously divided into ...
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