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Trieste, four works by Maximilian of Habsburg returned to Miramare Castle collection

Four works from the mid-17th century that belonged to the oldest nucleus of Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg 's original collection and had been kept for years in the deposits of the Superintendency in Trieste have returned to the Miramare collection....
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A Polish Queen on the Capitol: Maria Casimira and the Sobieskis in Rome since the 1700s

From June 11 through Sept. 21, 2025, the Capitoline Museums will host an exhibition titled A Polish Queen on the Capitoline Hill: Maria Casimira and the Sobieski Royal Family in Rome, the first stage of a new exhibition called Capitoline Hill Crossro...
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Caravaggio, monitoring campaign begins on Contarelli Chapel masterpieces

Operations to monitor the state of conservation of the three famous Caravaggio canvases in the Contarelli Chapel inside the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome have begun. TheCentral Institute for Restoration (ICR) in Rome announced this today t...
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Another specimen of Guido Reni's David pops up in France.

A specimen of the famous David with the head of Goliath by Guido Reni (Bologna, 1575 - 1642), the best-known examples of which are preserved in the Uffizi and the Louvre, has surfaced in France . The Gazette Drouot, a French antiques newspaper, broke...
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A recently discovered work by Artemisia Gentileschi ends up at auction at Sotheby's

Going up for auction at Sotheby's in London on July 3 is Artemisia Gentileschi's David with the Head of Goliath, one of the most recent additions to the painter's catalog. The work has been known to scholars for some time, and had risen to headlines ...
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Urbino, a major exhibition on Simone Cantarini at the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche

From May 22 to Oct. 12, 2025, the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche in Urbino will pay tribute to Simone Cantarini (Pesaro, 1612 - Verona, 1648), known as "il Pesarese," with a major monographic exhibition dedicated to his artistic production. The even...
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Elisabetta Sirani, a successful painter in 17th-century Bologna. Told by those who studied her

Those who wanted to make a biopic dedicated to Elisabetta Sirani would have at their disposal all the factors useful for the success of a film: the figure of an independent, cultured woman determined to pursue an extraordinary success, which indeed c...
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Brera Art Gallery works loaned to hospital: the Sassoferrato at Niguarda

The L'Arte che cura project, a new initiative to exhibit works of art in hospital spaces, has begun atNiguarda Hospital in Milan. The series of exhibitions, entitled The Guest, stems from an agreement signed in 2024 between the Niguarda Hospital Foun...
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