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Sightseeing in Milan: 3 Places to Go Beyond the Duomo
The Duomo is magnificent. But do you know what else to do in Milan? Here are three ideas for first time visitors to Milan.
Masterpiece in the Pinacoteca di Brera
Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera is a first class gallery on par with Italy’s finest museums. The collection of Italian, mostly religious, art is spread out in 38 rooms and includes masterpieces by Andrea Mantegna, Piero Della Francesca, Raphael, and Caravaggio.
House Museums of Rome: Art-Filled Oases Minus the Crowds
The house museums and palace galleries of Rome are among the city’s best-kept secrets.
Fendi, Galleria Borghese Announce Creation of the Caravaggio Research Institute
Fendi and Galleria Borghese announce the Caravaggio Research Institute.
Palazzo Colonna: A Hidden Palace in the Heart of Rome [Review]
This palace in the heart of Rome, where a scene from Roman Holiday was filmed, is worth a detour
Ai Weiwei’s ‘Libero’ at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence
Ai Weiwei is one of the best and most provocative artists working in the world today. Now Italians and visitors to Italy will have a chance to see the Chinese artists’s works up close in an exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence.
CAMERA: Turin’s New Photography Museum
Turin has added another destination to Italy’s contemporary art scene. CAMERA, the Centro Italiano per la Fotografia will showcase Italian and international photography in a 2,000 square meter space just down the road from the Museo Nazionale del Cinema and other sights in Torino’s historic center.
Will Work For Wine: Luca Signorelli’s Orvieto Duomo Contract and His Intoxicating, Apocalyptic Fresco Cycle
In 1499, Tuscan artist Luca Signorelli signed a contract to paint two remaining sections of the Cappella Nuova (new chapel) of the Duomo in the Umbrian town of Orvieto. By 1502 (or 1504, depending on which documentation you read), he had completed his “End of the World” fresco cycle in what is now known as the…
