‘La primavera del Rinascimento. La scultura e le arti a Firenze 1400-1460′ Florence, Palazzo Strozzi 23rd March – 18th August 2013 ‘The Springtime of the Renaissance. Sculpture and the Arts in Florence, 1400-1460′ aims to demonstrate, largely through sculptural pieces, the ‘miracle’ of the Renaissance, forged in the crucible that was Florence at the beginning [...]
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Florence, Dali exhibition, Spring 2013
March 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
‘The Dalí Universe’ Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence Until May 25th 2013 Bit late with this one, but, if you’re in Florence over the next couple of months then you still have the chance to visit this collection of (mainly sculptural) woks by the Catalan master. Official exhibition site Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share [...]
Pitti Palace exhibition 2013 – Baroque Ivories
March 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
‘Diaphanous Passions. Baroque Ivories From The Courts Of Europe.’ Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence 16th July – 3rd November 2013 The second event under the ‘Year Of Art’ banner to be held at the Pitti Palace’s Museum of Silver, this exhibition features the ‘Medici Ivories’ as well as pieces from leading international musuems, more [...]
Pitti Palace exhibition 2013: The Renaissance Dream
March 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
‘The Renaissance Dream’ Palatine Gallery, Pitti Palace, Florence 21st May – 15th September 2013 A themed exhibition, in conjunction with the Museé du Luxembourg in Paris, looking at the interpretation and representation of dreams in ancient mythology and during the Renaissance. The exhibition will explore the different approaches of different artists, with works spread across [...]
Pitti exhibition: Luxury and Elegance: French porcelain and Richard Ginori.
March 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
‘Luxury and Elegance: French porcelain and Richard Ginori.’ Musei degli Argenti, Pitti Palace, Florence, 19th March – 23rd June 2013 On the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Porcelain Museum at the Palazzo Pitti this exhibition (held, slightly confusingly, in the Silver Museum), will put on show over 100 pieces of fine porcelain from [...]
Accademia exhibition: From the Fleur de Lis to the David. Civic art in Florence from the middle ages to the renaissance.
March 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
‘From the Fleur de Lis to the David. Civic art in Florence from the middle ages to the renaissance.’ Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence 14th May – 8th December 2013 A most unusual and fascinating-sounding exhibition this, focusing on commissioned works of ‘Civic art’ in the Florence that came before the Medici claimed the city as their [...]
Uffizi exhibition: The Grand Prince. Ferdinando de’ Medici (1663-1713), Collector and Patron of the Arts.
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‘The Grand Prince. Ferdinando de’ Medici (1663-1713) Collector and Patron of the Arts’ Uffizi Gallery, 25th June – 3rd November 2013 He never made it to the throne, so not a Grand Duke of the Medici clan, but Grand Prince Ferdinand (1663-1713) epitomises all that was remarkable about the art collections and patronage of this [...]
Uffizi exhibition: From Rule to Fancy: Spanish Artists in Italy in the Early Mannerist Period
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Uffizi Gallery, Florence ‘From Rule to Fancy: Spanish Artists in Italy in the Early Mannerist Period’ 5th March – 26th May 2013 The first event in the 2013 ‘Year of Art’ series, this unique exhibition is the first ever to look at the Spanish artists who came to Italy in the first decades of the [...]
Florence. The ‘Lost Leonardo’ to stay that way.
August 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The last time we wrote about the search for the ‘Lost Leonardo’ in Florence, there were already clear signs that things were not going well. Today brings news that the project is to be stopped, with a closing act much in keeping with the in-fighting and feuding that have dogged the project from the start. [...]
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