(ANSA) – MILAN, 03 DEC – Three paintings of the sixteenth century Nativity to be rediscovered. For the third consecutive year, the exhibition ‘Masterpiece for Lecco’ promoted by the Pastoral Community and the Madonna del Rosario Cultural Association in collaboration with the Municipality returns to the Palazzo delle Paure in Lecco from 5 December until […]
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Exhibitions: ‘Dante al Palazzo Reale’ opens in Naples
(ANSA) – NAPLES, 03 DEC – The Royal Palace of Naples celebrates Dante Alighieri with an exhibition centered on three canvases depicting episodes of the Divine Comedy, performed by the painter Tommaso De Vivo, set up in the spaces of the “Galleria del Genovese” (up to 1 March 2022) curated by Mario Epifani and Andrea […]
Exhibitions: Canova and Bologna, at the origins of the Pinacoteca
(ANSA) – BOLOGNA, 03 DEC – An exhibition itinerary to deepen the relationship between Antonio Canova (1757-1822) and Bologna, its institutions and its artists, also highlighting the role of the sculptor in the history of the Pinacoteca collection: a a few months after the resumption of activities for the public, the Pinacoteca Nazionale presents the […]
At the Royal Palace of Genoa ‘The Gentlemen of Voet’
GENOA – A new series of exhibitions at the Palazzo Reale in Genoa begins with ‘Gentiluomini di Voet’, concentrated on a limited number of works, as opportunities for in-depth study for visitors. A cycle of exhibitions that goes by the name of ‘Dialoghi’, to tell the rich heritage of the Genoese residence thanks to specific […]
Caravaggio and Artemisia, between drama and seduction
ROME – The violent and sensual vision of the biblical myth of Giuditta Caravaggio that has returned in a painting that has entered the collective imagination due to its disruptive force, alongside the all-female interpretation of that same theme offered by a tenacious, courageous and passionate artist like Artemisia Gentileschi: the encounter between the two […]
The super exhibition on Vermeer also closes in Saxony for Covid
(ANSA) – ROME, NOV 23 – There is also the great exhibition dedicated to Vermeer, “Johannes Vermeer. On Reflection”, scheduled these days at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, among the cultural events forced to close these days in Saxony due to the worrying new wave of Covid. This was reported by The Art Newspaper […]
Klimt disappeared and found, the investigation closed in Piacenza
(ANSA) – PIACENZA, NOVEMBER 18 – While the ‘Portrait of a Lady’ is exhibited at the great exhibition on Klimt in Rome, in Piacenza the investigating judge Luca Milani, at the request of the prosecutor Ornella Chicca, closed the investigation that hypothesized the crimes of theft and receiving stolen goods. The disappearance of the painting […]
Record auction, 35 million for Frida Kahlo
NEW YORK – Tears flow down Frida Kahlo’s face and the Mexican painter’s self-portrait “Diego and I” flies to 34.9 million dollars, smashing two previous records: the one for the most expensive painting by the artist after ” Two Nudes in a Forest “, beaten by Christie’s in 2016 for 8 million dollars, and the […]
Unpublished heritages from the Bologna Conservatory come back to light
(ANSA) – BOLOGNA, 17 NOV – An exhibition, a conference, a video documentary and a concert conclude the Terzo Movimento project as part of the Three Institutions and a Heritage program, created in collaboration between the Cultural Heritage Service of the Emilia-Romagna Region, the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna and, for this edition, the […]
‘Divorce auction’ in New York, works for 676 million
(ANSA) – ROME, NOVEMBER 16 – Thirty-five paintings and sculptures, including pieces by Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock, were auctioned in New York for 676 million dollars. The BBC reports The works belonged to Linda and Henry Macklowe, ex husband and wife to whom the judge ordered to sell their prestigious collection and divide the […]