Art and Culture news round-up: 21st May 2023
Top news stories from the world of Italian art and culture for the week ended 21st May 2023.
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Tag: art
Study confirms Renaissance Masters used egg yolk in oil paints
Research published by Nature Communications, and led by Italian scientists, confirms the great Renaissance Masters added egg yolk to their oil paints.
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Gentileschi nude being restored in Florence
Art restorers in Florence have begun a six-month project to clean and virtually “unveil” a long-censored nude painting by Artemisia Gentileschi. Veils and drapery were added to the “Allegory of Inclination” some 70 years after Gentileschi painted the life-size female nude in 1616.
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Olafur Eliasson Exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence
Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi will be hosting Olafur Eliasson: Nel tuo tempo. It is the largest exhibition in Italy to date exploring the art of Olafur Eliasson, from 22nd September, 2022.
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On this day in history: Renaissance artist Titian died
Tiziano Vecellio, the artist better known as Titian, died in Venice on August 27th, 1576. Regarded as the greatest painter of 16th century Venice, Titian is believed to have succumbed to the plague.
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Caravaggio work turns ‘tactile’ for the blind
A tactile 3-D reproduction of Caravaggio’s Judith Beheading Holofernes means the visually challenged can now trace the lines of the masterpiece in Rome.
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On this day in history: Venetian painter Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini born
The painter Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, who is regarded as one of the most important Venetian painters of the early 18th century, was born on this day in 1675 in Venice.
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Renaissance of San Giacomo in Paludo island at Venice Biennale
Visitors to the Venice Biennale this week got a sneak preview of the island which is being transformed into an artistic centre. San Giacomo in Paludo fell into disuse six decades ago.
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What to expect at the Biennale Arte in Venice
The 59th International Biennale Arte in Venice will take place from 23 April to 27 November 2022; the curator is Cecilia Alemani. Entitled The Milk of Dreams, the works will be on display at the Giardini and the Arsenale.
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Once again Rome villa with Caravaggio ceiling mural fails to sell
Casino dell’Aurora, the Rome villa which is home to the world’s only surviving Caravaggio ceiling mural, went up for auction for the second time on Thursday. Once again, there were no bidders.
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