18/11/2022 - 12/03/2023
The Museo Civico d'Arte Industriale e Galleria Davia Bargellini and the Museo di Palazzo Poggi in Bologna host the exhibition Truth and Illusion. Figures in Wax from the Eighteenth Century in Bologna presenting wax works from the eighteenth century, a century that rediscovers that art and the complex techniques of execution, already known in classical and medieval times. In the last few decades, waxwork has aroused renewed interest for its unusual synthesis of craftsmanship, painting and scientific skill that depicts reality, captured in its tiniest details, to illusionistic vagueness. Waxes enhanced courtly portraits, devotional portraits or anatomical models created for didactic purposes, making the Bolognese school and modelling craftsmen famous. The skill consisted in mixing wax with colours in several layers, painted and embellished with the addition of other materials such as fabrics, glass, vegetable and natural fibres to achieve an effect of extreme realism and scenic impact. The works on display come from the collections of Bologna museums, city religious buildings and private collections. Museo Civico d'Arte Industriale e Galleria Davia Bargellini Strada Maggiore 44, Bologna Tel.+39 051 236708 museiarteantica@comune.bologna.it; www.museibologna.it Museo di Palazzo Poggi Via Zamboni 33 Bologna Tel.+39 051 2099610 sma.museizamboni33@unibo.it; www.sma.unibo.it ufficiostampabolognamusei@comune.bologna.it; www.museibologna.it
Kicking off the 7th Edition of the “Artigiano del Cuore” contest, promoted by the Cologni Foundation and the Wellmade platform. This year, the contest is aimed at artisans and craft businesses based throughout Italy and carrying on an art craft. The goal is to help them tell the story of the value and uniqueness of […]
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Online i biglietti per Homo Faber 2024 Available on the vivaticket.com platform are tickets for “Homo Faber. The Journey of Life,” September 1-30, 2024, at the Giorgio Cini Foundation on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. Visit the site to discover all the concessions and purchase your admission for this journey, a tribute […]
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As many as 14,000 visitors to Villa Mozart, which, on the occasion of Design Week 2024, was transformed into the scenic setting for three initiatives on the marriage of design culture and savoir-faire, all united under the umbrella of “Arts & Crafts & Design. Doppia Firma. Dialogues between design thinking and high craftsmanship, now in […]
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On the occasion of the 2024 edition of Salone del Mobile, Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte is pleased to present the eighth edition of “Doppia Firma. A dialogue between design and artisanal excellence” a project developed with Living, the interiors, design and lifestyle magazine of Corriere della Sera, under the patronage of the Michelangelo Foundation […]