Illustration - Finestre sull'Arte

Comic books, Frank Frazetta's masterpiece sold for $13.5 million: it's the most expensive ever

On Sept. 12, 2025, during Heritage Auctions' auction number 7446 in Dallas, the original painting by U.S. illustrator Frank Frazetta (New York, 1928 - Fort Myers, 2010) created for the cover of the Conan novel published by Lancer/Ace Books in 1967 so...
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Tim Burton on display at Florence Biennale in Florence

From Oct. 18 to 26, the historic Fortezza da Basso in Florence will host the 15th edition of the Florence Biennale with a special highlight: the solo exhibition Tim Burton: Light and Darkness, conceived in collaboration with U.S. filmmaker and artist...
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Alice in Wonderland, a journey into the illustrated world of Carroll and John Tenniel

July 4 marksAlice Day, an anniversary that commemorates the afternoon in 1862 when Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, destined to become known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll (Daresbury, 1832 - Guildford, 1898), first told the story of a little girl named Alic...
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In Peccioli, the great classics of children's literature in the drawings of Lorenzo Mattotti, from Pinocchio to Gulliver

A Fantastic Elsewhere is the evocative title of the exhibition that enlivens the rooms of the Palazzo Senza Tempo, in the heart of Peccioli, until October 19, 2025, inviting us to "cross the things of the world," the guiding theme of the 2025 editio...
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Hugo Pratt, Siena hosts monographic exhibition dedicated to the father of Corto Maltese

Thirty years have passed since his death in 1995, but the figure of Hugo Pratt (Rimini, 1927 - Lausanne, 1995) continues to live on in the hearts of fans of comics, art and literature. Best known for creating the legendary Corto Maltese, Pratt influe...
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Lorenzo Mattotti brings his Fantastico Altrove between fairy tale, color and memory to Peccioli

On Friday, March 28, the exhibition Un Fantastico Altrove, dedicated to Lorenzo Mattotti (Brescia, 1954), one of the most celebrated contemporary Italian cartoonists and illustrators, opened in Peccioli, in the rooms of Palazzo Senza Tempo. The event...
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Rome, exhibition celebrating Yoshitaka Amano's 50-year career at Palazzo Braschi

From March 28 to October 12, 2025, the exhibition Amano Corpus Animae dedicated to Japanese illustrator Yoshitaka Amano arrives at the Museo di Roma in Palazzo Braschi. Conceived and realized by Lucca Comics & Games and curated by Fabio Viola, pr...
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Rovereto kicks off Nuvolette, the illustration and comics festival

Live drawing performances, workshops, solo and group exhibitions, meetings with authors and a comics and pop culture publishing fair will transform Rovereto, May 22-26, 2024, into an open-air art gallery. Artists and musicians for five days will enli...
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