Milan - Finestre sull'Arte

After decades of absence, Vincenzo Vela's Liberty returns to Milan's Monumental Cemetery

After decades of absence, Liberty, a work in marble by Vincenzo Vela (Ligornetto, 1820 - Mendrisio, 1891) returned yesterday morning, Aug. 14, to occupy the place it was originally intended for, inside the Crypt of the Famedio of Milan's Monumental C...
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But does it make sense to compare Caravaggio and Jago inside a museum?

I have a hard time believing that the Basket of Fruit on Caravaggio is innocent, especially if its supposed clarity should stand out by contrast when looking at it together with Jago's Basket of Arms that the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan has been d...
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Milan, the Broletto Well will be restored by Cosmetica Italia. No cost to the municipality

The Milan City Council has approved the donation proposal submitted by Cosmetica Italia - Associazione Nazionale Imprese Cosmetiche for the conservative restoration of the Pozzo del Broletto, in Piazza Mercanti, a significant example of 16th-century ...
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Andrea Appiani and Neoclassicism on display at Milan's Palazzo Reale

From September 23, 2025 to January 11, 2026, the Royal Palace in Milan will host an exhibition entirely dedicated to Andrea Appiani (Milan, 1754 - 1817), among the greatest representatives of Italian Neoclassicism. The exhibition project, entitled Ap...
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At HangarBicocca in Milan, the first retrospective devoted to the film work of Nan Goldin

From October 11, 2025 to February 15, 2026, Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan will host This Will Not End Well, the first retrospective focusing on Nan Goldin's film work, curated by Fredrik Liew (the presentation in Pirelli HangarBicocca is curated by ...
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After burning blue whale, Namibian elephant arrives in front of Milan Triennale

The monumental paper mache sculpture of theNamibian elephant by artist Jacopo Allegrucci has been placed at the entrance to the Milan Triennale and will be on view until September 2, 2025. The elephant is part of the cycle The Fragility of the Future...
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In Milan, Italy's first exhibition on Leonora Carrington, 60 works at Palazzo Reale

From Sept. 20, 2025 to Jan. 11, 2026, the halls of Palazzo Reale in Milan will host the exhibition Leonora Carrington, a retrospective (the first in Italy) featuring more than 60 works that reconstructs the life and career of British surrealist Leono...
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Milan dedicates the most extensive widespread exhibition of his career to Remo Salvadori

From July 16 to September 14, 2025, the city of Milan presents a widespread exhibition dedicated to Remo Salvadori, spread over three venues: Palazzo Reale, Museo del Novecento and the Church of San Gottardo in Corte. This is the largest exhibition e...
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