Middle Ages - Finestre sull'Arte

The rediscovered castle: Palazzo Madama from the Roman Age to the Middle Ages

Before becoming the home of the Royal Madames, before being associated with the history of the Savoy family and the architectural interventions of Filippo Juvarra, Palazzo Madama was a castle. It is from this observation that the exhibition The Redis...
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Wreck of largest medieval ship ever found emerges off Copenhagen

For more than six centuries, the waters off Copenhagen in Denmark have held a ship destined to redefine knowledge of navigation and trade in the Middle Ages. The discovery involves Svælget 2, the largest medieval crock (a type of ship in use du...
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Genoa hosts the first major exhibition entirely dedicated to St. George

Until March 1, 2026, the Falcone Theater of the Royal Palace in Genoa is hosting the exhibition San Giorgio. The Journey of a Knightly Saint from the East to Genoa, curated by Alessandra Guerrini and Luca Leoncini, Anna Manzitti, Gianluca Zanelli wit...
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Florence celebrates 18th-century artist Thomas Patch and his take on the Middle Ages and Renaissance

On the 300th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Patch (Exeter, 1725 - Florence, 1782), Florence dedicates an exhibition to the English artist that explores his relationship with the city and his publishing activities, revealing a crucial chapter in t...
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Lecce, early medieval defensive structures discovered next to Roman amphitheater

New data on the city's early medieval phase have emerged in Lecce 's historic center thanks to an urban archaeology operation launched last June by the Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the provinces of Brindisi, Lecce and Taranto...
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Rare treasure trove of medieval coins found at Berlin's Molkenmarkt

In Berlin's Mitte district, a small medieval treasure has emerged from underground during archaeological investigations at Molkenmarkt, the city's oldest square. The excavations, conducted by Landesdenkmalamt Berlin, uncovered five whole denarii and ...
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At the San Domenico Museums in Forlì a major exhibition on the artist's portrait, from the Ancient to the Twentieth Century

A compendium of art history around the role of the self-portrait in the poetics of artists, from the Ancient to the Twentieth Century: this is the intent of the new exhibition at the San Domenico Civic Museum in Forlì scheduled from February 2...
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St. Francis between Cimabue and Perugino: an exhibition at the Senate Library in Rome on the image of the saint

The exhibition St. Francis, between Cimabue and Perugino, promoted by the Senate of the Republic in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, was inaugurated today in Rome, in the Sala Capitolare of the Palazzo della Minerva, home of the Senate Lib...
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