Renaissance Art - Finestre sull'Arte

Two restorations in Bolsena (Viterbo) unearth masterpieces by Benedetto Buglioni

An extraordinary opening of two restoration sites involving important Renaissance glazed and polychrome terracotta works attributed to Florentine sculptor Benedetto Buglioni (Florence, 1461 - 1521) was held in Bolsena (Viterbo) on Sunday, Oct. 26. Th...
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The Uffizi at Lucca Comics: renaissance wrestlers alongside Ken the Warrior

From 16th-century Florence to 1980s Japan, from the anatomical models of the Renaissance to the post-apocalyptic warriors of a cult manga: the link between distant eras finds a new declination at Lucca Comics & Games. Bridging the gap between two...
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Renaissance on display: from Leonardo to Michelangelo, drawings in Edinburgh

Edinburgh becomes the center of a journey into16th-century Italian art for a few months. At the King's Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Drawing the Italian Renaissance exhibition opens today, Oct. 17, through March 1, 2026, an exhibition c...
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Michelangelo's River God returns to Florence's Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

From Oct. 19, 2025, Florence welcomes back one of the most extraordinary models of the Renaissance. The Fluvial God byMichelangelo, designed for the Medici tombs in the New Sacristy of San Lorenzo, returns to theAccademia delle Arti del Disegno, wher...
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A web-app narrates Michelangelo between the halls of the Accademia Gallery and the city of Florence

On the 550th anniversary of the birth of Michelangelo Buonarroti (Caprese, 1475 - Rome, 1564), the Accademia Gallery in Florence presents a new digital tool dedicated to the Renaissance genius. It is called Michelangelo 550 and is a web-app designed ...
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Michelangelo in Bologna: the genius on display at Palazzo Fava

From Nov. 14, 2025 to Feb. 15, 2026, Palazzo Fava in Bologna will host the exhibition Michelangelo and Bologna, an exhibition project promoted by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna and included in the cultural project Genus Bononiae, produc...
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Ascoli Piceno, restoration of precious Carlo Crivelli triptych completed

After more than six months of work, the restoration of the First Triptych of Valle Castellana by Carlo Crivelli (Venice, c. 1430-1435 - Ascoli Piceno, c. 1495), housed at the Pinacoteca Civica di Ascoli Piceno, has been completed. The intervention ma...
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A virtual trip to Brunelleschi's dome with "Building the Impossible"

Starting July 10, Florence is hosting a new cultural experience dedicated to one of the absolute masterpieces of the Renaissance: the Dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. Entitled Brunelleschi's Dome - Buil...
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