What is genius? It is imagination, intuition, sharp perception, and quick execution—according to a famous saying. But above all, it is preparation! This was made abundantly clear when visiting Draft, a recently concluded exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in...
In Madrid, an extraordinary exhibition on Rubens is currently underway. Over 30 artworks are on display, all in one room within the Prado Museum. There are paintings by the master, some by his assistants, and others created through various degrees of collaboration...
The Registrar profession originated in the mid-20th century in the United States, but it was only in the last few decades that it became commonly employed in museums and exhibition centers. In Italy, however, this profession has received legislative recognition from...
To see some of the most significant pictures in art history, painted in the new style developed in Florence and Siena, you should visit … New York or London, and later, Paris. Where two exhibitions, “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350” and...
Bought as a workshop piece, then restored and studied, is now on display at the Kimbell Museum in Texas A few months ago, we reported the rediscovery of a masterpiece by Artemisia Gentileschi, thought to be lost but happily found (here’s the article). It was a...
Scientific analyses confirm the discovery of a terracotta portrait of Filippo Brunelleschi, a work by his son. When thinking of Brunelleschi, how not to think of the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, an exceptional work that remains unparalleled to date. The Florentines,...
