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A family business: Querini Stampalia compares Mantegna and Belliniby Gianluca PoldiVenice introduces the show about Mantegna and Bellini that the National Gallery is going to open next October by putting side by side their respective versions of the Presentation at the Temple.

More than 160 million reasons to buy half of a Rembrandtby Stefano PirovanoIn 2016 the Netherlands and France jointly acquired from the De Rothschild family the only double full length portrait painted by Rembrandt. Now the work is ready for being exhibited. The Rijksmuseum celebrates the event with a show questioning the European high society through full length, life-size portraits.

Herr Johannes Freiherr von Diergardt’s medieval jewels shine at the Neuesby Marta GalliThe Neues museum in Berlin celebrates Johannes Freiherr von Diergardt's extraordinary collection of Medieval jewels finally shedding some light on this discreet European gentleman.

Sol LeWitt legacy comes to light at Fondazione Carrieroby Stefano PirovanoAn exhibition at Fondazione Carriero questions Sol LeWitt long lasting method. But is still the idea the most important aspect of the artwork?

The last Caravaggio: heirs and new mastersby Stefano PirovanoAn exhibition clarifies how Giulio Cesare Procaccini and Bernardo Strozzi perceived the last Caravaggio. Are art historians prone to the anchoring effect?

Leonardo da Vinci: recent miracles of science and restorationSalvator Mundi and the Magi's Adoration by Leonardo da Vinci were in a bad shape. The same goes for a recently resurfaced drawing representing San Girolamo. Scientists have brought them back to life.

Leopoldo de’ Medici art collection revives in Florenceby Marta GalliPalazzo Pitti celebrates Leopoldo de’ Medici's 400th birthday with a comprehensive exhibition dedicated to his extended art collection and sends a clear message to the art market.

The Isabel of Aragona’s miracle of the roses and the art market’s money dilemmaby Alessandra Marelli

Save Venice and Friends of Florence shake hands and look into the future of preservation