Renaissance - Finestre sull'Arte

450th anniversary of Vasari's death, Vernio Oratory brings original letters from the artist on display

On Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at the Oratory of Vernio, on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the death of Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, 1511 - Florence, 1574), the exhibition Vasari racconta... letters, projects and secrets at the time of Cosimo I de' M...
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Brescia, a major exhibition on the Brescian Renaissance at the Museum of Santa Giulia

From October 18, 2024 to February 16, 2025, Brescia is hosting a major exhibition dedicated to the Renaissance in the city that starts with a long series of questions. How did people live in the sixteenth century in one of the most populous cities of...
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A major exhibition on the 16th century in Ferrara, at the Palazzo dei Diamanti

In Ferrara, Palazzo dei Diamanti is hosting a major new exhibition in the series dedicated to the Ferrara Renaissance. It is entitled The Sixteenth Century in Ferrara. Mazzolino, Ortolano, Garofalo, Dosso and is curated by Vittorio Sgarbi and Michele...
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A Villa of New Life for Castel Gandolfo. Correggio and Raphael in the papal palace

Excluded for centuries to the frequentation of citizens and people the summer retreat of the Roman Pontiffs, set as a gem on the shore of Lake Albano, knows from today a new and welcoming role of choral invitation as a gaudy seat with its furnished h...
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Jacopo della Quercia's Madonna in Anghiari: a sculpture...versatile.

A marvelous Renaissance wooden sculpture has been enriching the state heritage since 1977: it is the Madonna and Child by Jacopo della Quercia (Siena, c. 1374 - 1438), purchased that year by the Superintendency of Arezzo and now the most important wo...
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Siena Cathedral's Baptismal Font, the work of the great Renaissance masters, restored

TheOpera della Metropolitana di Siena and theArchdiocese of Siena, Colle di Val d'Elsa and Montalcino conclude the restoration of the Baptismal Font in Siena Cathedral by returning it to visitors. The sculptural work created by Donatello, Jacopo dell...
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Why is there a bear chained to the palace of a Renaissance city?

A chained bear, tied to the facade of an elegant marble building. Standing upright on its hind legs, aggressive, in the act of attacking. The snout of the animal that is unhappy with that condition, with the chain that holds him there, attached to th...
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An exhibition on the perfumes of Leonardo Da Vinci at Clos Lucé

The Château du Clos Lucé in the town of Amboise presents the exhibition Léonard de Vinci et les parfums à la Renaissance from June 7 to September 15, 2024.This is a multisensory experience in the world of perfumes, explorin...
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