Opinions Ancient art Brands Federico Barocci Five hundred Renaissance Urbino
If one were to go by the headlines, it would seem there are no major doubts regarding the authenticity of the *Portrait of a Young Man*, which was presented with some grand ceremony in the halls of the Ducal Palace in Urbino—which are…
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A painting attributed to Federico Barocci ( Urbino, 1535–1612), which has resurfaced in Munich at the Hampel auction house, could add a new and valuable piece to our understanding of the Urbino artist’s work. The painting, from…
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The entire collection of the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche is now available online. The museum, located in the Palazzo Ducale in Urbino, has completed the “Explore the Catalog” project, launched in 2021, making available to the public a…
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Works and artists Ancient art Brands Gothic Medieval art Medieval art The ways of silence Urbino
Medieval man dwells within a tangle of symbols, lives by visions that lie between the earthly and the divine, conceives the universe according to an order that is not our own. In the mind of medieval man drowns all geometry; there are no…
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Giovanna Rotondi (1938-2025), former superintendent, a scholar of great and recognized authority and a prominent figure on the civic and institutional level in the field of Italian cultural heritage protection, has passed away. Daughter of…
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The Ducal Palace of Urbino will reopen to the public on Dec. 18 the apartment of the Duchess, also known as the apartment of the Magnifico, located on the piano nobile. The opening marks the conclusion of the penultimate restoration work…
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Exhibition reviews Ancient art baroque art Brands Six hundred Urbino
Exactly seventy-five years have passed since Francesco Arcangeli wished the arrival of a "good day" for Simone Cantarini as well, "a name unknown to most, the name of a short-lived schoolboy of the far more famous Guido Reni." And it is…
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Works and artists Ancient art Brands National Gallery of the Marches Simone Cantarini Six hundred Urbino
An innate sweetness pervades the works of Simone Cantarini (Pesaro, 1612 - 1648), painter of contrasts: restless and rebellious was the man, delicate and elegant his painting. And in his art, even the sacred becomes poetry. Or rather: of…
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