Arts

Pitti Uomo 89, te tradeshow (Credits to: AKAstudio-collective)

Uffizi and Pitti will sign an agreement shortly

Monday, January 18, 2016 Editorial Staff Arts

Minister Dario Franceschini announced the imminent signing of an agreement between the Uffizi Gallery Management and Pitti Immagine.

Jeff Koons takes on Florence, Italy. Palazzo Vecchio. Firenze, Italia, by Mark Hintsa (via Flickr)

The Koons’ exhibit extended ’til January 21, 2016

Thursday, December 24, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

The exhibition Jeff Koons in Florence has been extended to January 21, 2016.

Experts Uncovered a maybe Russian Mona Lisa

Thursday, December 10, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

Art experts are examining whether a painting in a private collection in St. Petersburg may be a previously undiscovered masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci.

Artisans completing replica of Ghiberti’s doors

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

A team of artisans on the outskirts of Florence are casting the final panels of a replica of a Renaissance masterpiece: Lorenzo Ghiberti’s famed bronze north doors on the Florence Baptistery, AP reported.

Vincenzo Cabianca (Verona, 1827 – Rome, 1902) Florentine Story-Tellers of the 14th Century 1860 oil on canvas

Florence Capital 1865-2015, Palazzo Pitti’s exhibit

Saturday, November 21, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

In Florence, Palazzo Pitti’s Modern Art Gallery celebrates the 150th anniversary of Florence as the capital of Italy with a show from November 19 to April 3 titled Florence Capital 1865-2015. The Gifts and Collections of the King.

Jesus Christ in Jerusalem by Giovanni Costetti

Class delated visit to a religion-themed art exhibit

Thursday, November 12, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

An elementary school canceled a class visit to a religion-themed art exhibition because it might irk non-Catholic students, La Nazione regional daily reported.

New German Uffizi director, Eike Schmidt

Uffizi, director Schmidt wants to make changes

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

The Uffizi’s new German director, Eike Schmidt, has plans for the venerable museum, and is not shy about making them known.

Marc Chagall (Moishe Segal; Vitebsk 1887-Saint-Paul-de-Vence 1985) Crocifissione bianca Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago Douglas Druick director and president of the Art Institute of Chicago e Arturo Galansino Direttore Generale Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi davanti alla Crocifissione bianca di Marc Chagall ne Battistero di San Giovanni di Firenze (Foto di: Tommaso Cappelletti)

The White Crucifixion by Chagall at the Baptistery

Monday, November 9, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

The White Crucifixion by Marc Chagall was transferred from Palazzo Strozzi to the Florence Baptistery.

Catholic Novel Set In Florence Wins Book Award

Monday, November 2, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

The Annunciation is a love story that connects to an assassination plot on Pope John Paul II where religious students are studying frescos at the San Marco convent in Florence, Italy.