Neoclassicism - Finestre sull'Arte

A major exhibition at the Louvre on Jacques-Louis David, the painter of the revolution and Napoleon

In Paris, the Louvre is planning a major exhibition devoted to Jacques-Louis David (Paris, 1748-Brussels, 1825), a great painter associated with the Neoclassical movement, the leading one in Napoleonic France. Curated by Sébastien Allard, Gene...
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Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi in Rome: din of colored marbles and images of death

There is a work by Canova among the colored marbles of the church of Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi in Rome. It is certainly not counted among his masterpieces, much less listed among his best-known works, and most do not even know of its existence. The...
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The first room of the Pinacoteca di Brera with the 12 busts of Canova restored by Banca Ifis has been rearranged

As of May 16, 2025, the Pinacoteca di Brera, in Room 1, an introductory area to the narrative of the museum collections and "La grande Brera, has set up the exhibition La bellezza e l'ideale. The Canova Collection of Banca Ifis and the Traveling Pict...
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Canova and the birth of modern sculpture: Theseus on the Minotaur on display in Possagno

From March 23 to June 21, 2025, the Museo Gypsotheca Antonio Canova in Possagno is hosting an exhibition-dossier dedicated to one of the masterpieces of neoclassical sculpture: Theseus on the Minotaur, an early work by Antonio Canova (Possagno, 1757 ...
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Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo welcomes the works of Gigola and Bezzuoli

Less than a month after the closing of the major exhibition The Renaissance in Brescia. Moretto, Romanino, Savoldo. 1512 - 1552, the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo starts again from March 11, 2025 with a new exhibition proposal that enhances ancient art...
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The Three Graces, a masterpiece by Carlo Finelli, goes to the Tefaf in Maastricht

The Roman antiquarian gallery Antonacci Lapiccirella is bringing to the 2025 edition of the Maastricht Tefaf one of the most significant imarmoras groups by Carlo Finelli (Carrara, 1785 - Rome, 1853), who was among the greatest Neoclassical sculptors...
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Canova's Colossal Horse will return to display after 50 years

After decades of waiting, Antonio Canova 's Colossal Horse is preparing to return to public display in the Civic Museums of Bassano del Grappa. This monumental work, among the last created by the Possagno sculptor, which remained unfinished after his...
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Andrea Appiani, Napoleon's painter in Italy on display at Musée de Malmaison

From March 16 to July 28, 2025, the Musée national des châteaux de Malmaison et de Bois-Préau housed in the Château de Bois-Préau presents the first French retrospective dedicated to Andrea Appiani (Milan, 1754 - 1817...
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