A young man intently observes his own reflection in a mirror. A young classmate of his carefully holds up the mirror, while behind them stands the solemn and austere figure of Socrates, wrapped in an imposing gray cloak and distinguished by a wavy, s...
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Annibale Carracci’s *River Landscape with Boatmen* (Bologna, 1560–1609), perhaps the work that generated the most buzz during the 34th edition of the Florence International Antiques Biennale, which runs through October 4 at Palazzo Corsin...
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To mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, the National Art Gallery of Bologna is dedicating an exhibition to the transformation of the saint’s image in Bolognese painting between the 16th and 17th centuries. From Octo...
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There was a visual contrast of great scenic and narrative impact that greeted anyone who, in the final years of the 17th century, crossed the threshold of the main hall of Villa Rondinelli-Vitelli in Fiesole: Awaiting visitors inside the hilltop resi...
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The changing of the seasons exists because Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, wanted a woman to love. But what young woman would agree to leave Earth to live in the Underworld forever? The solution was abduction, a recurring plot device in mythologi...
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In the center of Lucca and many other cities in Tuscany, as summer gives way to fall and the days begin to cool and the sun sets early, a scent rises from the small braziers placed at street intersections—a scent that everyone by now recognizes, a mi...
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Eight hundred years after the death of St. Francis of Assisi, Arezzo is celebrating its historical and spiritual bond with the patron saint of Italy through a major exhibition dedicated to the evolution of his image in art. Paintings, sculptures, min...
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An unpublished early masterpiece by Luca Giordano ( Naples, 1634–1705), *TheCalling of Saints Peter and Andrew to the Apostolate*, a large canvas measuring 192 by 252 centimeters by the Neapolitan painter, will be on public view for the first ...
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