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Forlì, there are hidden frescoes in the cathedral, possibly the work of Guido Cagnacci

A discovery destined to reignite the debate on one of the most fascinating enigmas of Baroque art in Romagna comes from the heart of Forlì Cathedral , and Il Resto del Carlino reports on it in an article signed by Sofia Nardi. During recent re...
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Masterpiece by Master of denim canvas goes public: acquired by Swiss museum

Aniconic work of 17th-century European reality painting is entering a public collection. Woman Begging with Two Children, a masterpiece by the so-called Master of the Denim Canvas, has been donated to the Pinacoteca Züst in Rancate, Switzerland,...
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Passes at auction in Brescia starting at 1,200 euros but is a well-known masterpiece: sold for 88,000

In technical jargon they are called sleepers: they are those works that go through an auction with an attribution and estimate that undervalues them, but the market tends instead to believe that they are something more than the auction house thought,...
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Forlì and the Grand Baroque Theater on display at the San Domenico Museums

Forlì is the epicenter of a critical reflection on one of the densest seasons in European history with the exhibition entitled Baroque. The Grand Theater of Ideas, hosted at the Museo Civico San Domenico from February 21 to June 28, 2026, cura...
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At auction in Vienna a mutilated Magdalene by Artemisia

A mutilated work, scarred by history but still capable of restoring the power of Baroque painting. Among the top lots at the upcoming Old Master auction organized by Dorotheum in Vienna is a fragment of a Magdalene attributed to Artemisia Gentileschi...
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Faith Galicia's Adoration of the Magi exhibited for the first time at Capodimonte

After more than two centuries of oblivion, Faith Galicia 'sAdoration of the Magi (1610) finally enters the halls of the Reggia di Capodimonte. Although it belongs to the Bourbon collection, the heritage of the Capodimonte Museum and Royal Woods, the ...
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The Man of the Two Caravaggios. Mario Bigetti and the debate over the Capture and the St. Francis

He makes an appointment for me in the store of one of his colleagues, concealed in the courtyard of a nineteenth-century palace on Via Vittoria Colonna. He, Mario Bigetti, doyen of Rome's antiquarians, no longer has his own store, no longer even work...
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Seventeenth-century Neapolitan painting on display in Forte dei Marmi from the De Vito Foundation

The works of the De Vito Foundation on display in Forte dei Marmi for an exhibition dedicated to the Neapolitan seventeenth century: from March 27 to September 27, 2026, the rooms of Forte Pietro Leopoldo I will in fact host Pittura a Napoli dopo Car...
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