Arts

Gherardo delle Notti and the bizzarre paintings

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

The Galleria degli Uffizi opens the Florence 2015. Art for a Year exhibition season with the first monographic exhibition ever devoted to Gerrit van Honthorst, a Caravaggesque painter from Holland better known to the Italian public by the nickname of Gherardo delle Notti.

Sharing an experience during the #MuseumWeek

Monday, March 2, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

Some 50 Italian museums take part in global #MuseumWeek. Event brings institutions together via Twitter social network.

Hidden Greek Bronze to unveil in Florence

Monday, February 23, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

After lingering for more than a century in storage at the Archaeological Museum of Florence, an historical bronze horse head once owned by Lorenzo the Magnificent is undergoing restoration.

Van Gogh, a multimedia experience in Florence

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

The Van Gogh Alive multimedia exhibit that opened in Florence this week through April 12 vies to redefine a traditional museum experience by projecting high-definition images of Vincent Van Gogh’s masterpieces in larger-than-life scale.

Isabella D'este by Leonardo Da Vinci painting seized in Lugan

Found Leonardo portrait of Isabella d’Este

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

A lost painting attributable to Leonardo da Vinci seized in Switzerland is a portrait of Mantua Marchesa Isabella d’Este, one of the leading patrons of the Italian Renaissance.

Italy cannot deny that Dante Alighieri is fundamental to its national identity, Pope Francis said

Pope Francis: Dante is a Bedrock of Italian Culture

Thursday, February 5, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

Italy cannot deny that Dante Alighieri is fundamental to its national identity, Pope Francis said on Thursday February 5, 2015.

Starting 14 March 2015 Palazzo Strozzi in Florence will be hosting a major exhibition showcasing some of the ancient world's most important masterpieces of sculpture with exhibits from leading Italian and international museums

Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World

Friday, January 30, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

Starting 14 March 2015 Palazzo Strozzi in Florence will be hosting a major exhibition showcasing some of the ancient world’s most important masterpieces of sculpture with exhibits from leading Italian and international museums.

An online drawings exhibit at the Uffizi Gallery

Friday, January 2, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

Amico reconsidered exposition, drawings by Amico Aspertini and other Bolognese artists is still open until February 2, 2015. The original works can be admired at the Department of Prints and Drawings of Uffizi Gallery in Florence but the exposition is online too.

A new, stronger plinth for Michelangelo’s David

Sunday, December 28, 2014 Editorial Staff Arts

The Italian government has announced it will spend about $ 300,000 on a new, stronger plinth for Michelangelo’s David because of a recent series of tremors in the Tuscan Region, the BBC reported some days ago.