Nineteenth century - Finestre sull'Arte

An exhibition on homosexuality at the Kunstmuseum Basel, with about 100 works from the 19th and 20th centuries

From March 7 to August 2, 2026, the Kunstmuseum Basel is hosting the exhibition The First Homosexuals. The Birth of New Identities, 1869-1939, which grew out of a project conceived by Alphawood Exhibitions and initially presented at Wrightwood 659 in...
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In Milan, Palazzo Reale celebrates the Macchiaioli with a retrospective of more than 100 works

Milan is preparing to host a major retrospective dedicated to the Macchiaioli, one of the most important movements in 19th-century European painting, in conjunction with the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The exhibition I Macchia...
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For the first time in its history, Fondation Beyeler dedicates a monographic exhibition to Paul Cézanne

For the first time in its history, the Fondation Beyeler in Basel is devoting a monographic exhibition to Paul Cézanne, a pioneer of modern art and a central figure in its collection. Open to the public from Jan. 25 to May 25, 2026, the exhibi...
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Giuseppe Baldini, rediscovering the first master of Fattori and Corcos.

Leonardo da Vinci's famous maxim "sad is that disciple who does not advance his master" seems to have guided the students of Giuseppe Baldini (Livorno, 1807 - 1876), a Leghorn artist who imparted the first rudiments in painting to important names in ...
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Moses Bianchi at MUST: 40 works tell the story of the 19th century between Monza and Vimercate

From January 31 to May 3, MUST - Museum of the Territory of Vimercate (Monza and Brianza) dedicates the main exhibition of the winter and spring cultural season to Mosè Bianchi, a Monza painter active in the second half of the 19th century, wi...
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Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum is enriched by Odilon Redon's first still life

Odilon Redon 's painting Flowers in a Small Chinese Porcelain Cup (1884) officially becomes part of the heritage of the State of the Netherlands and has been destined for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. This is the artist's first still life, a sma...
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Tuscany rediscovers Tito Chelazzi, first florist painter of the 19th century

At the "Giuliano Ghelli" Civic Museum in San Casciano in Val di Pesa (Florence), 19th-century floral painting is back in the spotlight with an exhibition that interweaves art, science, history and local identity. Until March 1, in fact, the exhibitio...
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The Macchiaioli in Milan: light and modernity of the 19th century on display at Palazzo Reale

Milan is preparing to welcome I Macchiaioli, which can be visited from Feb. 3 to June 14 in the rooms of the Palazzo Reale. The exhibition curated by Francesca Dini, Elisabetta Matteucci and Fernando Mazzocca offers an in-depth look at the Italian ...
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