Middle Ages - Finestre sull'Arte

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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An exhibition at the Gallerie d'Italia recounts Milan as a crossroads of the arts, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century

From November 23, 2024 to March 16, 2025, the Gallerie d'Italia in Milan will host the exhibition The Genius of Milan. Crossroads of the Arts from the Fabbrica del Duomo to the Twentieth Century, an exhibition that chronicles Milan's role as a center...
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An exhibition in Arezzo devoted to tournaments and war games of the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Through Jan. 12, 2025 at the Ivan Bruschi House Museum of Antiques in Arezzo, part of Intesa Sanpaolo's holdings, the exhibition Tornei di Toscana. The Giostra del Saracino, the Palio della Balestra and the Gioco del Ponte, curated by Riccardo Franci...
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An exhibition at the Louvre on the figure of the madman in art, from the Middle Ages to Romanticism

From Oct. 16, 2024 to Feb. 3, 2025, the Musée du Louvre presents a brand new exhibition dedicated to the figure of the madman, a protagonist in art from the 13th to the 16th century. During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the figure of th...
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