Parma - Finestre sull'Arte

Parma, six sculptures from the Farnese Theater at the Pilotta restored.

The outcomes of the restoration and enhancement intervention involving six figurative stucco sculptures, originally part of the decorative apparatus of the Teatro Farnese, considered one of the masterpieces of the European Baroque, were presented to...
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Pilotta, Luigi Amidani's Madonna and Child restored. Full legibility of the work recovered

Restored Madonna and Child with Saints Francis of Assisi, Agnes and Genesius, painted around 1619 by Luigi Amidani and kept at the Pilotta Monumental Complex in Parma. The scene depicts the Madonna seated on a throne with the Child; above them, three...
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Parma, Giulio Carlini's Luisa Maria di Berry returns on display at the National Gallery after restoration

The painting Luisa Maria di Berry and Roberto di Borbone, painted in 1856 by Giulio Carlini (Venice 1826-1887), is now back on public view after restoration in the halls of the National Gallery of the Monumental Complex of the Pilotta in Parma. The i...
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Parma, an exhibition on French Impressionism at Palazzo Tarasconi to mark the centenary of Monet's death

From February 14 to May 31, 2026, Palazzo Tarasconi in Parma will host a major exhibition dedicated toFrench Impressionism, entitled Impressionists: 100 Years of Reflections. The Impressionists from Monet to Bonnard. The initiative is held under the ...
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Study unravels mystery unsolved since 18th century Fourcault taxidermy collection in Parma

The enigma shrouding the mysterious taxidermy collection of Father Jean Baptiste Fourcault, preserved at the Museum of Naturalistic Historiography of theUniversity of Parma - MUST, has been cleared up. An article just published in the journal Museolo...
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The Complex of the Pilotta in Parma acquires an album of engravings by Petitot and Bodoni

The Monumental Complex of the Pilotta in Parma has announced the acquisition of the Collection of Branches Engraved on Various Occasions by the Regio-Ducal Court of Parma, an album made in 1791 by Ennemond Alexandre Petitot (Lyon, 1727 - Parma, 1801)...
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An exhibition on foreign bookbinding in the holdings of the Palatine Library in Parma

From November 15, 2025 to February 15, 2026, the Monumental Complex of the Pilotta in Parma presents the exhibition Foreign Bindings of the 15th-17th Centuries in the Heritage of the Palatine Library, curated by Federico Macchi, Elisa Montali and Viv...
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Parmigianino's self-portrait on display at Parma's Pilotta (or maybe not)

From Oct. 18, 2025 to Jan. 11, 2026, the Complesso monumentale della Pilotta in Parma opens to the public, in Room 14 of the National Gallery, a dossier exhibition that invites a direct comparison between two rarely seen works kept in the museum's st...
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