Nineteenth century - Finestre sull'Arte

The Dynasties of Europe at Villa Carlotta on Lake Como: Artworks and Documents Tell Its Story

At Villa Carlotta in Tremezzina on Lake Como, the history of the estate is intertwined with that of some of the major European dynasties of the 19th century. From September 18 to December 8, 2026, the Villa Carlotta Foundation presents the exhibitio...
Read more...

Sotheby’s is auctioning a Turner worth 50 million pounds: the masterpiece is set to break a new record

It is one of the most important paintings from the final phase of Joseph William Turner’s career and one of the artist’s extremely rare masterpieces still in a private collection. Titled “Rome, Viewed from the Aventine,” the work was crea...
Read more...

The scandal surrounding Prince Poniatowski’s “antique” gems resurfaces at the BIAF

When, in 1832, the Polish prince Stanisław Poniatowski, grandson of the last king of Poland, published the second volume of the catalog raisonné of his vast collection of engraved stones in Florence, he included in the introductory pages a sta...
Read more...

Pellizza da Volpedo: A Rare Landscape from 1895 Returns to Public View

The location and even the time are noted on the back of the painting: “Meadow at San Rocco / 2:00 p.m. on November 14.” It is one of the rare autograph records left by Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo (Volpedo, 1868–1907) regarding *Mea...
Read more...

The Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa: The City of the Dead, Where Sculpture Tells the Story of Life

“The first impression you feel, deep within yourself, is that of your precarious existence—an impression that cannot be concealed upon entering this place of meditation; yet this is immediately followed by wonder and surprise at the magnificent...
Read more...

Carlo Böcklin: The First Italian Exhibition Dedicated to the Artist—Son of Arnold—in Collesalvetti

From October 17, 2026, to March 4, 2027, the “Carlo Servolini” Municipal Art Gallery, located within the Villa Carmignani complex in Collesalvetti ( Livorno), will host the exhibition Carlo Böcklin: The Secret of Pan: From the Sacred...
Read more...

Over 100 works on display at the Museo Ottocento in Bologna to mark the 180th anniversary of Luigi Serra's birth

From November 6, 2026, to March 8, 2027 , the Museo Ottocento Bologna is dedicating a solo exhibition to Luigi Serra (1846–1888) , titled *Luigi Serra (1846–1888). “I Would Like Another Life to Learn About Color.”* Marking the 180th anniv...
Read more...

Silvestro Lega: Modigliana Celebrates the 200th Anniversary of His Birth with a Major Exhibition

In 2026, Modigliana (Forlì-Cesena) will once again pay tribute to its most illustrious artist: Silvestro Lega, who was born in this town in Romagna in 1826 and died in 1895. To mark the bicentennial of his birth, the Pinacoteca Comunale di Pal...
Read more...