Romanticism - Finestre sull'Arte

Hayez's three versions of Pietro Rossi together for the first time: what the Pontremoli exhibition looks like

Francesco Hayez's Pontremoli is suspended in the dream of a romantic Middle Ages, the first of Italy, made of immaculate castles and knights, velvet-clad ladies and blazing armor. Hayez, however, had never been to Pontremoli. Or if he was sometimes e...
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Hayez and Romanticism in in Pontremoli with three masterpieces brought together for the first time

From July 25 to Nov. 2, 2025, Pontremoli, a town nestled in theTuscan-Emilian Apennines at the crossroads of Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria, will host a major exhibition event. In the Hall of Mayors of the Municipal Palace, the three versions of...
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A new museum in Ravenna dedicated to Lord Byron and the Risorgimento

On the very central Via Cavour in Ravenna, in one of its most prestigious and history-laden residences, a new museum was recently inaugurated. After a long and complex restoration made possible thanks to the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Ravenna, ...
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When William Blake painted the ghost of a flea--after a vision

The work we discuss in this article can be seen at the exhibition Blake and His Age. Travels in Dreamtime, curated by Alice Insley, at the Reggia di Venaria Reale, Turin, through Feb. 2, 2025. For more info read here. "Here he comes! With his eager ...
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Blake and his era: an exhibition at the Reggia di Venaria on the visionary dreams of the English master

Following the exhibitions John Constable. Landscapes of the Soul and Turner. Landscapes of Mythology, the Reggia di Venaria concludes the trilogy dedicated to English Romanticism by hosting an exhibition exhibition on William Blake (London, 1757 - 18...
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An exhibition at the Louvre on the figure of the madman in art, from the Middle Ages to Romanticism

From Oct. 16, 2024 to Feb. 3, 2025, the Musée du Louvre presents a brand new exhibition dedicated to the figure of the madman, a protagonist in art from the 13th to the 16th century. During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the figure of th...
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Canova and Hayez, Olympus on the Lake: the exhibition at Villa Carlotta

From June 22 to September 30, 2024 at Villa Carlotta in Tremezzina it will be possible to visit L'Olimpo sul lago. Canova, Thorvaldsen, Hayez and the Treasures of the Sommariva Collection, an exhibition curated by Fernando Mazzocca, Maria Angela Prev...
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Louvre, restored Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People: now we see the original colors

After six months of restoration, one of the iconic paintings in the history of French art, Eugène Delacroix 's (Saint-Maurice, 1798 - Paris, 1863) Liberty Leading the People regains its original colors. Delacroix's work, perhaps the Louvre 's ...
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