© » THEARTNEWSPER
about 3 months ago (02/08/2024)
Under the bonnet: €300,000 Ferrari-funded restoration completed on 13th-century Cimabue fresco Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Conservation news Under the bonnet: €300,000 Ferrari-funded restoration completed on 13th-century Cimabue fresco Maestà di Assisi, located in the saint's home town, which survived a deadly earthquake in 1997, has been returned to its original luminosity James Imam 8 February 2024 Share Cimabue’s Madonna Enthroned with the Child, Four Angels and St Francis underwent two previous restorations: in the late 19th century and again in 1973 Tecnireco A fading fresco by the 13th-century artist Cimabue that survived a deadly earthquake 25 years ago has been returned to its original splendour following a €300,000 restoration funded by the luxury car manufacturer Ferrari...
© » THEARTNEWSPER
about 3 months ago (02/06/2024)
Is Italy’s government meddling in who runs top museums? Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Museums news Is Italy’s government meddling in who runs top museums? Cultural figures voice concern about culture ministry’s appointments to run institutions including Florence’s Uffizi Galleries and Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera James Imam 6 February 2024 Share Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera is now run by Angelo Crespi, a culture official under Silvio Berlusconi, replacing James Bradburne....
© » HYPERALLERGIC
about 3 months ago (02/05/2024)
Italian Official Accused of Laundering Stolen Painting Resigns Skip to content Vittorio Sgarbi resigned from his post as Junior Culture Minister in Italy...
© » THE GUARDIAN
about 3 months ago (02/02/2024)
Italian minister investigated over alleged art theft quits | Italy | The Guardian Skip to main content Skip to navigation Skip to navigation Vittorio Sgarbi at a film screening in Rome in October...
© » THEARTNEWSPER
about 3 months ago (02/02/2024)
Italy’s embattled junior culture minister resigns amid scandals Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Appointments & departures news Italy’s embattled junior culture minister resigns amid scandals The critic, curator and commentator Vittorio Sgarbi was being pressured to resign amid multiple investigations into his conduct James Imam 2 February 2024 Share Vittorio Sgarbi speaks to reporters in Venice in 2020 Photo by Pietro Luca Cassarino, via Flickr Vittorio Sgarbi, the controversial Italian art critic and polemicist who is being investigated for art crimes, has resigned as a junior culture minister with immediate effect, prompting a flurry of celebratory messages from his political foes...
© » NYTIMES LENS
about 7 months ago (10/05/2023)
Held in a small, mountainous village, this festival has it all: snakes, charmers, religion, science...
![](https://s.france24.com/media/display/a9eadac8-14ff-11ee-9770-005056a90321/w:1280/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"LOUVRE%20MUSEUM","hash":"3af03356f4fd4c2bb6b8471ef523492f75dfc8605e5d9876b31cb945e50d705f","title":"Renaissance%20masterpieces","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20230627_161211_161436_CS.jpg)
© » FRANCE24
about 10 months ago (06/27/2023)
The Louvre welcomes Renaissance masterpieces from Naples Capodimonte Museum - France 24 Skip to main content The Louvre welcomes Renaissance masterpieces from Naples Capodimonte Museum Issued on: 27/06/2023 - 17:31 Modified: 27/06/2023 - 17:38 02:24 Video by: Catherine VIETTE Follow The Louvre museum is hosting masterpieces from the Capodimonte museum in Naples, offering the world's largest exhibition devoted to the Italian Renaissance for six months, along with its own collections...