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A precious and rare miniature by Silvestro dei Gherarducci resurfaces at a Christie’s auction

A precious and rare miniature by Silvestro dei Gherarducci resurfaces at a Christie’s auction

One of the most important Italian miniatures to appear on the market in recent years will be the highlight of the “Valuable Books and Manuscripts including Cartography” auction, scheduled for July 8 at Christie’s. It is a monumental illuminated...
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Up for auction is the De Oratore illustrated by Bartolomeo Sanvito, a masterpiece of Renaissance miniature painting

Up for auction is the De Oratore illustrated by Bartolomeo Sanvito, a masterpiece of Renaissance miniature painting

A masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance is returning to the international market. Indeed, in May, at Pandolfini 's Milan headquarters, an extraordinary copy of Marcus Tullius Cicero's De Oratore, illuminated and calligraphed by Bartolomeo Sanvito (P...
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Turin, miniatures attributed to Jan van Eyck and masterpieces of book art on display at Palazzo Madama

Turin, miniatures attributed to Jan van Eyck and masterpieces of book art on display at Palazzo Madama

From May 23 to Sept. 8, 2025, the medieval courtyard of Turin 's Palazzo Madama will host the exhibition Jan van Eyck and the Miniatures Revealed, an exhibition project conceived and curated by Simonetta Castronovo, curator of the Turin museum, and c...
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An exhibition of miniatures on ivory by Rosalba Carriera at Ca' Rezzonico

An exhibition of miniatures on ivory by Rosalba Carriera at Ca' Rezzonico

At the headquarters of Ca' Rezzonico - Museo del Settecento Veneziano, the Municipality of Venice and Fondazione MUVE are proposing from October 13, 2023 to January 9, 2024 the exhibition Rosalba Carriera. Miniatures on Ivory, curated by Alberto Crai...
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Byzantine scholars and Greek students in Renaissance Padua: manuscripts and codices on display

Byzantine scholars and Greek students in Renaissance Padua: manuscripts and codices on display

From August 23 to September 11, 2022, Palazzo Zuckermann in Padua presents the exhibition Tra Oriente e Occidente. Byzantine Scholars and Greek Students in the Paduan Renaissance, curated by Niccolò Zorzi and born of the collaboration between ...
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Dante illustrated through the centuries: the Biblioteca Estense Library exhibits its rarest memorabilia

Dante illustrated through the centuries: the Biblioteca Estense Library exhibits its rarest memorabilia

From September 17, 2021 to January 8, 2022, the Biblioteca Estense of Modena will present the exhibition Dante illustrated over the centuries. Figurative Testimonies in the Collections of the Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, thus making the extraord...
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