Nineteenth century - Finestre sull'Arte

Versailles between art and power: ten works tell the story of the Sun King's Palace

Versailles, the quintessential symbol of French monarchical power, has inspired artists of different eras and styles, becoming the subject of a story that spans centuries. From Israel Silvestre 's engravings of 1682, which immortalize the Palace as s...
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Nicolò Barabino's Oliva, when a painting is social novel. What the Genoa exhibition looks like

Nicolo Barabino proved that Mary of Nazareth is a woman made of verse and ink, that her image is a profoundly human construct, is the badge of devout, radiant, delicate consummation. He, however, had no knowledge of it; he was just a painter who had ...
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At MUDEC in Milan, an exhibition on snow as a natural event and anthropological phenomenon, with more than 150 works and objects

With the exhibition The Sense of Snow. Peoples, Ancient Art and Contemporary Looks, which can be visited from February 12 to June 28, 2026, the MUDEC - Museum of Cultures in Milan inaugurates a new stage in the program linked to theMilan-Cortina 2026...
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Sandokan at Villa Reale in Monza: Dayak artifacts on display for the first time

From March 7 to June 28, 2026, theOrangery of the Villa Reale in Monza will hostSandokan. The Tiger Roars Again, an exhibition project conceived and produced by Vertigo Syndrome and curated by Francesco Aquilanti and Loretta Paderni. The initiative, ...
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Portraits of the insane: when Géricault gave a face to madness

At a time when madness was still seen as an obscure and stigmatized phenomenon, Théodore Géricault (Rouen, 1791-Paris, 1824) tackled the subject with rigor and depth. We are talking about the same Géricault who, yes, had led Fren...
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Giovanni Bartolena, color as the cipher of the twentieth century on display in Livorno

Until Feb. 14, 2026, the Sede di Rappresentanza Castagneto Banca 1910 in Livorno, Via Rossini 2, is hosting the exhibition Nel Novecento di Giovanni Bartolena, tra innovazione e riflessione sul magistero fattoriano, sponsored by Fondazione Castagneto...
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Musée d'Orsay acquires an important self-portrait by Gustave Caillebotte

An important acquisition for the Musée d'Orsay in Paris: a masterpiece by Gustave Caillebotte (Paris, 1848 - Gennevilliers, 1894), Portrait de l'artiste au chevalet ("Portrait of the Artist at the Easel"), which occupies a central and unique p...
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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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