A new restoration for Titian’s Assumption of the Virgin, and once again it’s not Italy paying the billby Stefano PirovanoSave Venice Inc. will fund the restoration of Titian's juvenile masterpiece which after 500 years of life is now threatened by an active tarli infestation. To what extent should the State accept private funds to preserve certain artworks?
Cecco Bravo and a 17th-century subsoil beautyby Francesca BaldassarriCecco Bravo is dramatic and mysterious, feeding on hallucinatory eccentricity to make the viewer feeling part of the scene.
Rediscovered Belisarius: a work by Legnanino for Prince of Carignanoby Luca Fiorentino (from Nuovi Studi 26, 2021 anno XXVI)A large canvas by Legnanino representing Roman leader Belisarius has recently been discovered in a private collection
Why would the rich showcase the poor: the art of Giacomo Cerutiby Roberta D’Adda & Enrico Valseriati The 18th century depictions of the poor by Giacomo Ceruti was extensively collected and displayed by the nobles in Brescia. Here is why
Luca Giordano, Fapresto, Famolto, Proteoby Silvia TomasiRibera, Caravaggio, Rubens, Dürer, Veronese and Titian revive in the art of Luca Giordano, turned into elements for a new painting style.
What are combs for besides untying knots?by Silvia TomasiThe answer to combs collecting lies in the artists' creativity, from the Etruscans, to Füssli, Man Ray, Picasso, Dalí, Calder...
Velázquez and why even masterpieces need titlesby Antonio CarnevaleLa Meninas is Velázquez's most famous masterpiece. However, another of his paintings shows us how words can change our view on artworks.
Five self-portraits at the time of surveillance capitalismby Antonio CarnevaleWhat takes you from facial recognition algorithms to a museum of ancient art? The hope of finding an antidote to big data.
Sylvain Bellenger on the online future of museumsby Stefano PirovanoAn Interview: Sylvain Bellenger, director of Capodimonte, takes stock of the current situation and predicts the digital future of museums.
Honoré de Balzac’s Frenhofer and his Unknown Masterpieceby Antonio CarnevaleArtist Frenhofer, protagonist of The Unknown Masterpiece by Balzac, never fails to raise questions. Especially if you 'reverse' him.
COVID-19: art is that window you need to keep openby Stefano PirovanoWhile the Coronavirus is rescheduling 2020 art world's agenda, someone may think it is the time to get smart and experience art and content online.
Simone Peterzano: master of Caravaggio and censorship’s survivorby Antonio CarnevaleSimone Peterzano was a pupil of Tiziano, and the master of Caravaggio. But he had to compromise with the Church. Discover all his public works.
Isabella d’Este, an exclusive interviewby Stefano PirovanoAs all great art collectors in the Renaissance, also Isabella d'Este was mainly buying contemporary art, but with a deep interest in the old Greek and Roman masters.
The National Gallery goes ‘Beyond Caravaggio’ placing a sexy milestone in master’s careerby Geoff Hands
Giorgione at the Royal Academy of Arts in London is so contemporary, contemporary, contemporary…by Geoff Hands
