A documentary in cinemas and on TV, featuring Art-Test Two emigrants who found success far from home: Berenson and Lotto, who, in turn, brought success to one another. Because, of course, there are trends in art too—and influencers have always existed. Bernard...
Did you know that X-rays imaging is the oldest physical analysis technique used in art?It’s been 130 years since it was first applied, and it’s become so established that the phrase “X-ray scanned” has even entered everyday language — meaning something has been...
In recent years, the debate over the restitution of artworks stolen during the Second World War has taken on a central role in European cultural politics.Germany, in particular, is at the center of much controversy, due to the obvious role it played during the Nazi...
The Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Environment was born on December 14, 1974, with a decree of urgency. The “superintendence” system already existed, more or less in the form we know them now, but the competences were divided among various ministries:...
The Secret of Vermeer’s “View of Delft”: A Masterpiece of Light and Time Once hailed by Marcel Proust as the most beautiful painting in the world, View of Delft by Johannes Vermeer remains one of the most celebrated artworks of the Dutch Golden Age. Vermeer, often...
New Research Casts Doubts on the Authenticity of the Statue Was it truly by pure chance that the statue of the Warrior was discovered by an Abruzzese farmer in the locality of “Cinericcio,” just a few kilometers from Capestrano? It was 1934, and according to the...
