Mantua - Finestre sull'Arte

Mantua, three 16th-century paintings donated to the Ducal Palace. One is unpublished

The collections of the Ducal Palace in Mantua have received a gift of three 16th-century paintings, small in format and with a sacred subject, in memory of Mantuan collector Ippolito Cazzaniga Donesmondi. Two of the works are attributed to Lorenzo Co...
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The coins of the Gonzaga family in the new exhibition at the Ducal Palace in Mantua

From September 14, 2024, at the Ducal Palace in Mantua in theAppartamento della Rustica, a new exhibit called Nell'oro impressa. The image of the Gonzaga in coins and medals from the collection of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, which presents a sel...
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Mantua, Palazzo Te dedicates exhibition to Picasso and his relationship with Ovid's Metamorphoses

Set up inside Palazzo Te in Mantua from September 5, 2024 to January 6, 2025, the exhibition Picasso at Palazzo Te. Poetry and Salvation dedicated to the master of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 - Mougins, 1973) is curated by Annie Coh...
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Mantua, what to see: the 10 places not to miss

Mantua, located in the heart of the Po Valley, nestled between the calm waters of the lakes formed by the Mincio River that embrace it like a precious jewel, is a city that seems to have stepped out of a fairy tale. Known for its rich history, featur...
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Mantua, Ducal Palace will return the precious Zoiolera to the public

The Ducal Palace in Mantua is ready to reopen to the public one of its most historically precious spaces: the Zoiolera. This important milestone has been achieved thanks to the collaboration between the Ducal Palace Museum, the Diocese of Mantua, and...
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Instructions for making an exhibition of engravings lively. What the exhibition on Sculptors in Mantua looks like.

One episode alone would be enough to give an idea of the temperament of Giovanni Battista Scultori, an elusive artist who worked in Giulio Romano's Mantua, working among stuccoes, carvings, drawings, and engravings. It is a discussion Scultori had wi...
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Exhibition on the mansions and objects of Count Hannibal Chieppio opens in Mantua

On view from April 20 to November 3, 2024 at the halls of the Palazzo d'Arco in Mantua is the exhibition Annibale Chieppio (1563-1623). "Rare and Precious Things" between Mantua and the Gonzaga. The exhibition promoted by the d'Arco Foundation and cu...
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An altarpiece for the duke's sister: St. Margaret presented at Trinity by Anton Maria Viani

Antonio Maria Viani was the prefect of the ducal factories in Mantua when his colleague Domenico Fetti portrayed him, in 1618, in a large canvas that was part of a cycle devoted to the life of Margherita Gonzaga, sister of Duke Vincenzo I: the noblew...
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