Veneto - Finestre sull'Arte

Bellini's Pietà finally restored returns to Venice after 70 years, in dialogue with Mantegna

An important masterpiece of the Venetian Renaissance returns to Venice after more than 70 years. The Pietà, or Dead Christ Supported by Four Angels, by Giovanni Bellini (Venice, c. 1430 - 1516), housed at the City Museum in Rimini, is presente...
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Castelfranco Veneto, Palazzo Soranzo Novello opens contemporary group show before becoming Civic Museum

Acquired by the City of Castelfranco Veneto in 2021, Palazzo Soranzo Novello is preparing to become one of the new nerve centers of the city's cultural life. The building, once an elegant aristocratic residence and later the headquarters of the Banca...
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The Rotunda of Rovigo, the shrine that became a mirror of Venetian power

Those who arrive at the Rovigo Rotunda from the most beautiful and most convenient street, the one leading to the long square opened in 1864, are in danger of being fooled: a lawn, pines, two wings of cobblestones and two rows of colorful houses that...
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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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