Veneto - Finestre sull'Arte

When Christ Steps Off St. Christopher's Shoulders: The Manfron Altarpiece, a masterpiece by Paris Bordon

Two charming winged cherubs support and lift into the air the green, precious banner of honor embroidered in gold, as if they wished to set apart the Virgin Mary, the Child, and Saint Christopher from the rural landscape surrounding them—the very lan...
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Titian: When the Landscape Ceased to Be a Background. A Look at the Exhibition in Pieve di Cadore

Once upon a time, there was the Renaissance. Once upon a time, there was drawing; once upon a time, there was painting understood as an architecture of figures and perspectives. Then Titian came along and everything changed: a new conception of natur...
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If the gods of Olympus dwell on a ceiling painted by Veronese

For nearly five hundred years, anyone who enters the Hall of Olympus at Villa Barbaro in Maser, in the province of Treviso, has had the impression of being watched—and, in a certain sense, protected—by the principal deities of the Greek pantheon. Ar...
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Cadore: In the Footsteps of Titian Along a Route That Tells the Story of the Dolomites

Nestled among the pink folds of the Belluno Dolomites, where the Veneto region borders Friuli-Venezia Giulia, lies the Cadore: a land suspended between dizzying cliffs, shimmering bodies of water, and a rich historical heritage. Its identity has been...
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Titian’s *Venus* from the Prado is coming to Verona for the centennial of Castelvecchio

From October 31, 2026, to January 31, 2027, a major masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance will, on an exceptional basis, leave the Prado Museum in Madrid to be exhibited at the Castelvecchio Museum in Verona. Titian ’s *Venus with a Dog and an Organ...
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The Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza will close in 2027 for a one-year restoration project

The Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza is preparing to undergo one of the most significant restoration and consolidation projects in its recent history. The famous building designed by Andrea Palladio—recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and considered...
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Oderzo: A Large Early Christian Basilica Discovered—Mosaics and Tombs from Late Antiquity

An archaeological discovery described by the researchers themselves as “exceptional” is rewriting the late antique history of Oderzo (Treviso). In the areaof the former fish market, in the southeastern sector of ancient Opitergium, excava...
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Recoaro Terme, a new center for art is born: the Cantiere del Contemporaneo

A new cultural center dedicated to contemporary art, territory and community is taking shape in Recoaro Terme (Vicenza). It is called "Cantiere del Contemporaneo" and is a wide-ranging initiative that will be officially inaugurated on Saturday, May 2...
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