Nineteenth century - Finestre sull'Arte

The Uffizi gets into Riga: 74 works from the Pitti Palace on a trip to Latvia

Four months of Baltic relocation for Palazzo Pitti's 19th-century masterpieces: in fact, from July 5 to Nov. 30, 2025, the Great Exhibition Hall of the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga, Latvia, will host an exhibition, Light from Italy: from Fa...
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An exhibition rediscovers Aleardo Kutufà: a journey through symbolism and dreams of the Middle Ages

Collesalvetti 's Pinacoteca Comunale "Carlo Servolini" (Municipal Art Gallery ) is hosting until Aug. 7, 2025 an exhibition intended to shed new light on a complex and still little-explored figure in the artistic and literary scene of early 20th cent...
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This fall in Pisa, Palazzo Blu will host a major exhibition dedicated to the Belle Époque

From Oct. 14, 2025 to April 7, 2026, Palazzo Blu in Pisa will host a major exhibition dedicated to the Belle Époque, organized by the Palazzo Blu Foundation in collaboration with MondoMostre and with the support of the Pisa Foundation. The exh...
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The rose, symbolic flower of May. Here is how painters have depicted it in their works

May is the month of roses par excellence. When the air becomes sweeter, roses bloom and gardens are dressed in enchanting fragrance. A noble, ancient and regal flower that for centuries has symbolized love, passion, devotion, grace and mystery, of al...
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Jules van Biesbroeck and the centaur symbol of modern man.

In the vast panorama of the arts between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the singular, and still little-known, figure of Belgian painter Jules van Biesbroeck (Portici, 1873 - Brussels, 1965) represents a significant case for understanding the...
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Musée d'Orsay, restoration on view for Gustave Courbet's monumental Funeral at Ornans

The Musée d'Orsay has begun the restoration of A Funeral at Ornans, a monumental masterpiece created by Gustave Courbet between 1849 and 1850. Considered one of the most significant works in the famous Parisian museum's collection because of i...
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A century of art in Bologna: 120 works from the 19th and 20th centuries on display at Fondantico

From 19th-century Vedutism to postwar portraits of the bourgeoisie, via Symbolism, Realism and Secessionism, Bolognese painting between the 19th and 20th centuries is back in the spotlight at Bologna 's Fondantico Gallery with a new edition of the an...
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10 points for understanding the art of Vilhelm Hammershøi

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Copenhagen, 1864 - 1916) is one of the most fascinating figures in European painting at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Born in Copenhagen, he was one of the greatest Danish artists of his time and experimented wit...
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