Renaissance Art - Finestre sull'Arte

An exhibition at Palazzo Venezia on Piero di Cosimo's Magdalene recounts the lives of women in the Renaissance

On April 17, 2026, the VIVE - Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia will inaugurate the exhibition La Maddalena di Piero di Cosimo: art, history and women's lives in the Florentine Renaissance, set up in the rooms of the ancient kitchens of Rome's Palazzo V...
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Inventing nature: Leonardo, Arcimboldo and Caravaggio in Mantua

Palazzo Te in Mantua is preparing to host, from September 26, 2026 to January 10, 2027, the exhibition Inventing Nature. Leonardo, Arcimboldo, Caravaggio, curated by Barbara Furlotti and Guido Rebecchini. The exhibition, conceived on the occasion of ...
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Two exhibitions at the Borghese Gallery between Renaissance and Baroque: Penni and Provenzale

From March 17 to May 10, 2026, the Galleria Borghese in Rome will restart its dossier exhibition program with two research projects dedicated to works from the collection and important moments in the museum's history. The exhibitions, entitled Return...
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Tintoretto in Spice: the Resurrection from the Gallerie dell'Accademia on display at the Lia Museum

The "Amedeo Lia" Civic Museum of La Spezia is preparing to host a new exhibition dedicated to Venetian Renaissance painting. In fact, from March 27 to May 3, 2026, the exhibition The Resurrection of Tintoretto will be presented. Death and Life: The P...
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Vasari and Rome: the works of the Renaissance master on display in the Capitoline Museums

Rome hosts a new exhibition dedicated to Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, 1511 - Florence, 1574), concluding the celebrations for the 450th anniversary of his death. Vasari and Rome, set up in the Capitoline Museums at Palazzo Caffarelli from March 20 to July...
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Turin, Defendente Ferrari's restored polyptych returns to Palazzo Madama

On Friday, February 20 at 11:30 a.m., Turin 's Palazzo Madama hosted the presentation of the restoration of the Polyptych with Saint Jerome and Saints, Annunciation and Scenes from the Passion by Defendente Ferrari (Chivasso, ca. 1475 - 1540), a work...
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Who authorized the Vitruvian Man censored in the RAI commercial? Question to the Ministry

Landing at the Ministry of Culture is the issue concerning the use of the image of Leonardo da Vinci 'sVitruvian Man within a commercial dedicated to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, currently broadcast by Rai with daily programming and repeat...
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Vitruvian Man censored in theme song for Milan Cortina Olympics becomes international case

The television theme song that accompanies daily live broadcasts of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games has ended up at the center of a controversy involving the relationship between philological fidelity of the artwork and the need for globa...
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