Naples - Finestre sull'Arte

La Conocchia Reopens to the Public: The Ministry of Culture Acquires the Former Pontano Boarding School in Naples

La Conocchia, one of Naples’ largest and most significant historic complexes, which has long been in a state of neglect, will not end up in the hands of the private buyer who won it at auction. The Ministry of Culture has, in fact, exercised it...
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Corot’s View of the Bay of Naples with Castel dell’Ovo Joins the Collections of the Capodimonte Museum

Naples bathed in the first light of dawn, with the sea barely rippled, the silhouette of Castel dell’Ovo, and Vesuvius glimpsed in the background. This is the city as depicted by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot in *The Bay of Naples with Castel del...
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Stanislao Di Giugno transforms the chimera into a new entity made of paint and bronze

In mythological tradition, the chimera is a creature composed of parts belonging to different animals: it is, therefore, a hybrid organism in which disparate elements cease to be merely separate fragments and become something new. It is precisely thi...
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Pozzuoli: Bradyseismic activity threatens church structures; safety measures are underway

Since August, the churches in Pozzuoli that were declared uninhabitable followingthe bradyseismic emergency have been undergoing safety measures to protect the works of art housed within them. This was announced by the Superintendence of Archaeology,...
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Mahama's boats are arriving in Naples, but has the receivership forgotten about Plessi?

Fabrizio Plessi (1940 – 2026) inaugurated the newly restored Venice Pavilion in the Biennale Gardens in 2011 with a large and magnificent installation consisting of 12 vertical wooden boats, tilted by a few degrees, through which cascades of “e...
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Florence and Venice, take a cue from Naples: in San Gregorio Armeno, junk doesn’t stand a chance

The workshops of the nativity scene artisans on Via San Gregorio Armeno in Naples remained closed yesterday morning (September 14) until 2:00 p.m. The protest, reportedby ANSA, took place at the traditional hub of artisanal production of shepherds an...
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Giugliano (Naples): Restoration of the Tomb of Cerberus Begins

The Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the Naples Metropolitan Area has announced the start of construction work for the restoration, stabilization, and enhancement of the Tomb of Cerberus in Giugliano (Naples). The start o...
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A masterpiece from Corot’s first stay in Italy was purchased for 600,000 euros for the Capodimonte Museum

An important painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot has been added to the collections of the Capodimonte Museum and Royal Park in Naples. The painting is *The Bay of Naples with Castel dell’Ovo*, dated 1828, acquired by the State through the export ...
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