Three hundred - Finestre sull'Arte

Perugia celebrates Giotto and St. Francis with a major exhibition

From March 14 to June 14, 2026, the National Gallery of Umbria in Perugia celebrates the800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi with the major exhibition Giotto and St. Francis. A Revolution in Fourteenth-Century Umbria, curated by Ve...
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Genoa hosts the first major exhibition entirely dedicated to St. George

Until March 1, 2026, the Falcone Theater of the Royal Palace in Genoa is hosting the exhibition San Giorgio. The Journey of a Knightly Saint from the East to Genoa, curated by Alessandra Guerrini and Luca Leoncini, Anna Manzitti, Gianluca Zanelli wit...
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Siena, the Thebaid rediscovered: restored 14th-century frescoes by Lippo Vanni

In Siena, in the heart of the monumental complex of Santa Maria della Scala, an important chapter of 14th-century painting returns to view. After a long and careful restoration, the fresco cycle of the Thebaid, attributed to the Sienese painter Lippo...
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Naples, restoration of San Ludovico, a masterpiece by Simone Martini, begins at Capodimonte

The restoration of the great altarpiece of Saint Louis of Toulouse, a masterpiece by Simone Martini (Siena, 1284 - Avignon, 1344), as well as one of the most important works of the 14th century, linked to the city's Angevin period, has begun at the C...
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The Paduan Historiated Bible, an illuminated masterpiece from the 14th century, returns to Padua

From October 17, 2025, to April 19, 2026, Padua will host a cultural event of exceptional significance: the exhibition La Bibbia Istoriata Padovana. The City and its Frescoes, staged in the Salone dei Vescovi of the Diocesan Museum. The initiative, p...
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Smoke bombs at wedding, damaged Vico Equense Cathedral: bride and groom charged

A wedding celebrated in Vico Equense (Naples) ended in criminal charges against the bride and groom. As reported by La Repubblica, the protagonists, a couple in their 40s, had decided to celebrate their wedding by lighting colored smoke bombs in the ...
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At the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, the restored Vatican Fragment, the only one remaining of a Giottesque cycle

From July 29 to Nov. 1, 2025, the Museo dell'Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence will host, as part of the program "Caring for Art. Restorations on display," a work of extraordinary relevance to the artistic and academic scene: the so-called Vatic...
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Padua, at the Reggia Carrarese an evening of frescoes, music and fashion inspired by Padua's 14th century

Padua 's Reggia Carrarese returns to the center of the city's cultural scene with a new initiative open to the public. On Friday, June 27, 2025, at 9 p.m., Guariento in Musica will take place, an event that proposes a journey of rediscovery of the sp...
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