Rome - Finestre sull'Arte

From theft to chronicle: book on Caravaggio's missing Nativity in Rome

A few days after the closing of the Caravaggio 2025 exhibition set up at Palazzo Barberini, Rome, the capital is once again wondering about one of the mysteries of Italian art history: the theft of the Nativity with Saints Lawrence and Francis, paint...
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Rome, man plunges into Bernini's Triton Fountain in search of refreshment

The scorching heat sweeping across Italy is not sparing the capital. In Rome, where temperatures continue to touch or exceed 40 degrees, the wave of mugginess has led to increasingly frequent scenes of citizens and tourists seeking refreshment in the...
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Rome, two new museum stations on the C Line. They will display artifacts found in excavations

The construction of the T2 section of the Rome Metro Line C, which will connect Piazza Venezia to Viale Mazzini by crossing part of the capital's historic center, opens a new chapter in the complex relationship between contemporary infrastructure and...
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In Rome, Palazzo Cipolla will host an exhibition on Dalí, between revolution and tradition. Pre-sales open

Dalí. Revolution and Tradition is the new exhibition opening to the public on Oct. 17 at Palazzo Cipolla, at the Museo del Corso - Polo Museale in Rome. In fact, Dalí's entire creative journey, from his early years to his last works, co...
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Caravaggio at Palazzo Barberini, Odescalchi Conversion exhibition extended

The National Galleries of Ancient Art have announced the extension of the exhibition of the Conversion of Saul, a famous altarpiece by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, also known as the Odescalchi Altarpiece. The painting will remain on public view...
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A petition to save Luigi Serafini's House-Studio, a total work of art in the heart of Rome

A petition has been launched on change.org to ask the Ministry of Culture and relevant institutions to consider recognizing Luigi Serafini's House-Studio as a cultural asset of national interest, to initiate the necessary procedures for its protectio...
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Rome, Calatrava's Vela finally reborn after years of neglect

Calatrava's Vela finally returns to shine in the skies of Rome. After more than fifteen years of neglect and incompletion, the former "City of Sports" in Tor Vergata has been handed back to the city in a completely renovated guise. An area that has a...
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The Crypta Balbi reopens as an "open construction site": live archaeology in the heart of Rome

In Rome, the Crypta Balbi reopens to the public, but not only as an archaeological site: in fact, it becomes an "open construction site," a living laboratory where visitors and scholars can witness live the rediscovery of Rome. The initiative, curate...
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