Venice - 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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Extinction Rebellion colors Venice's canal water green: protests and complaints across Italy

After coloring the waters of 11 Italian cities green last Nov. 22, the international environmental movement Extinction Rebellion has exposed alleged abuses by local authorities and law enforcement in several cities across the country. The action, whi...
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Murano Illumina il Mondo brings twelve new artist chandeliers to St. Mark's Square

Murano Illumina il Mondo returns to Venice with its third edition and brings attention back to Murano glassmaking through a project that combines contemporary art and traditional manufacturing. From November 21, 2025 to March 1, 2026, Piazza San Marc...
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Bellini's restored Pietà displayed for the first time at Venice's Ca' d'Oro for a dossier exhibition

A masterpiece of the Venetian Renaissance is back in the spotlight in Venice: the Pietà (or Dead Christ Supported by Four Angels) by Giovanni Bellini (Venice, 1430 - 1516), from the City Museum in Rimini, is presented for the first time in the...
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Venice, an anthological exhibition dedicated to Gastone Novelli at Ca' Pesaro. Two of his works donated to the civic collections

From November 15, 2025 to March 1, 2026, Ca' Pesaro - Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna di Venezia will host an anthological exhibition dedicated to Gastone Novelli (Vienna, 1925 - Milan, 1968), among the most significant protagonists of Italian...
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Venice, Palazzo Grimani welcomes Luca Giordano's Samaritan woman at the well, restored masterpiece

A new masterpiece joins the permanent collection of the Museum of Palazzo Grimani in Venice. From November 11, the public will be able to admire the Samaritan Woman at the Well by Luca Giordano (Naples, 1634 - 1705), a painting that after careful res...
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Luca Giordano's restored Samaritan Woman at the Well enters the itinerary of Palazzo Grimani in Venice

As of Tuesday, November 11, 2025, the Museum of Palazzo Grimani - National Archaeological Museums of Venice and the Lagoon welcomes Luca Giordano's Samaritan Woman at the Well to its exhibition itinerary, which officially becomes part of its collecti...
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Venice, Doge's Palace hosts a rare example of Francesco Guardi's portraiture: the story of Lazzaro Zen

The Ospiti a Palazzo project returns to the Doge 's Palace in Venice, once again opening the rooms of the Quadreria - in the Sala del Magistrato alle Leggi - to a new "guest." In fact, until April 14, 2026, Francesco Guardi's Portrait of Lazzaro Zen ...
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