Mosaics - Finestre sull'Arte

Rome, major discoveries on the Appia Antica: mosaics and funerary monuments unearthed

Important archaeological discoveries in Rome, which emerged during the latest excavation campaign at the site of Via Appia Antica 39, located between the first and second miles of the Via Appia Antica, there where the consular road leaves the Urbe as...
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Vatican Museums, new permanent exhibit brings together entire pontifical collection of micromosaics

In the Pauline Hall of the Lower Galleries of the Vatican Museums the entire collection, consisting of nearly five hundred specimens, of micromosaics belonging to the pontifical patrimony has been permanently displayed. This extraordinary collection,...
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A novel technique in the history of mosaics: the Annunciation in Pisa Cathedral

Entering Pisa Cathedral through the main door, we are greeted by the large apsidal mosaic that stands out imposingly at the end of the nave. In the center, Christ Pantocrator by Francesco da Pisa stands out, while on the right we find the figure of S...
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Palermo, start of the restoration of the mosaics of the Palatine Chapel

Work will begin in Palermo in the coming days to restore the precious mosaics of the Palatine Chapel, a jewel of Norman art and architecture located inside the Royal Palace. The work, designed and supervised by the Palermo Superintendency of Cultural...
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The magic of Christmas is back in Ravenna: a month of events including art, music and markets

The magic of Christmas is back in Ravenna: the city is preparing to experience a month of events that will begin with the traditional lighting of the majestic Christmas tree, in Piazza del Popolo, scheduled for Saturday, December 7, at 5:30 pm. The l...
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Rome, Palazzo Farnese opens its Sotterranei for the first time: mosaic floors from Ancient Rome visible

Beginning May 29, 2024, theEmbassy of France in Italy in Rome and Mirabilia Art Wonders, the company responsible for organizing guided tours of Palazzo Farnese, will open for the first time to the public, every Wednesday by reservation only, the Unde...
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A photo exhibition in Ravenna on the mosaics of Naples' Stations of Art

From Oct. 14, 2023 to Jan. 14, 2024, the Palazzo Rasponi 2 Exhibition Space in Ravenna is hosting the photographic exhibition Tesserae for Public Art. The Mosaics of Naples Art Stations, curated by Giovanna Cassese and Maria Corbi and presented on th...
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Ravenna's Classis opens two new permanent sections featuring ancient mosaics, some never before exhibited

Ravenna's Classis - Museum of the City and Territory opens two new exhibition sections in its permanent collection, Living and Praying in Ravenna. Two in-depth studies dedicated tolate-antique ecclesiastical building and residentialbuilding in the Ro...
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