Veneto - Finestre sull'Arte

From Garda to Valpolicella, the Veronese landscape in the masters of the 19th and 20th centuries

A recent book by Gabriele Bissolo, published in 2021 but updated in subsequent years in new editions, entitled Painters in Verona 1850-1920 (Edizioni d'Arte Quinta Parete), has collected the biographies of as many as 280 painters active in Verona bet...
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Belluno, Antonio Solario painting stolen in 1973 returned to Civic Museums

More than fifty years after its theft, the Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario (Chieti or Venice, c. 1465 - Naples, 1530), which had been stolen on the night of August 24-25, 1973, from the halls of the museum in the Dolomite capital along with seve...
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Veneto opens 34 Historic Houses and State Archives to the public

The Day of Historic Houses, the cultural initiative promoted by ADSI to enhance Italy's architectural heritage, including villas, castles and parks, is approaching on May 25. In Veneto, however, the event takes on an even richer form thanks to a spec...
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Seven historic residences in the Veneto open their doors to design

Seven historic residences in the Veneto region open their doors to offer the exclusive welcome of those who have lived in them for generations, associating seven designers who will tell their design and creative journey through their objects and crea...
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Canova's Colossal Horse will return to display after 50 years

After decades of waiting, Antonio Canova 's Colossal Horse is preparing to return to public display in the Civic Museums of Bassano del Grappa. This monumental work, among the last created by the Possagno sculptor, which remained unfinished after his...
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Success for Woman, Muse, Artist exhibition in Abano Terme: extended until Feb. 9

The Villa Bassi Rathgeb Museum in Abano Terme is celebrating the success of the exhibition WOMAN, MUSE, ARTIST. Portraits by Cesare Tallone between the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, a monographic exhibition dedicated to the women of Cesare Tall...
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New findings in Altino Archaeological Park reveal evidence of metallurgical activity

Excavations in the Altino Archaeological Park have resumed thanks to specific funding provided for the first time by the Ministry of Culture through the General Directorate of Museums. These funds have been earmarked for excavation campaigns in natio...
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The Fondaco dei Tedeschi, history and transformations of a symbol of Venice

The Fondaco dei Tedeschi, a building of thirteenth-century origins overlooking the Grand Canal, next to the Rialto Bridge, stands at one of the nerve centers of central Venice, and is not only an architectural masterpiece and a symbol of the Sereniss...
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