A Madonna of Humility of great interest—and previously unseen—is the one painted by Zanino di Pietro, which the Giorgio Baratti antique gallery is presenting at the 34th edition of the Florence International Antiques Biennale ( the asking…
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Works and artists Five hundred Florence Four hundred Three hundred
With Christ at the center and the apostles arranged on either side—Judas recognizable among the diners—when viewing aLast Supper, the eye is drawn first and foremost to the scene and its figures. But in large, monumental Last Supper…
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Works and artists Ancient art Three hundred Tuscany
Anyone lookingat *The Last Supper* instinctively tends to focus on the central figures of the scene: Christ, the apostles, and the dramatic moment of the announcement of the betrayal. Yet, in the depictions created by14th-century (and…
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One of the most important Italian miniatures to appear on the market in recent years will be the highlight of the “Valuable Books and Manuscripts including Cartography” auction, scheduled for July 8 at Christie’s. It is a monumental…
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Works and artists Ancient art Lombardy Medieval art Pavia Three hundred
Located in Pavia, inside the basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, is one of the pinnacles of Italian Gothic sculpture: theArk of St. Augustine. This imposing cenotaph (i.e., a funerary monument not intended to hold the remains of the…
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ThePrado Museum in Madrid will host, from May 26 to September 20, 2026, the exhibition Alla maniera italiana. Spain and the Mediterranean Gothic, 1320-1420, curated by Joan Molina Figueras, head of the collection of European painting up to…
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Seventy years after its detachment imposed by World War II damage, Francesco Traini 's Crucifixion returns to its original place on the wall of the Monumental Cemetery in Piazza del Duomo in Pisa. TheOpera della Primaziale Pisana has…
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One of the most important acquisitions in the history of the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, a watershed moment for the knowledge and enjoyment ofmedieval art in Germany: thus was presented this morning the acquisition of the Madonna and…
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