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21/03/2023 - 03/09/2023
The tapestry, made of silk and silver and gold threads preserved in the Vatican Museums, reproduces Leonardo's famous fresco in Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. It was given in 1533 by Francis I of France to Pope Clement VII, Julius de' Medici, for the wedding of his son Henry of Valois to Catherine de' Medici, the pope's niece. The tapestry, of which, perhaps, Leonardo followed the different phases of execution during his stay in Amboise, expresses the same narrative sequence, emotions and feelings as the Gospel episode, although there are variations in the architectural setting from the Milanese painting. Some symbolic elements refer to the French tradition of the king and the Savoy dynasty, by maternal ancestry. The precious fabric is featured in the exhibition All'Ombra di Leonardo. Tapestries and Ceremonies at the Court of the Popes, until Sept. 3, 2023, and is a singular testimony to the dynastic entanglements, the rituals of the papal court, as well as a fine example of manual skill, traceable to Flemish textile manufactures. La Venaria Reale Piazza della Repubblica, 4 - Venaria Reale TO Sala delle Arti, I piano Tel +39 011 4992333 lavenaria.it ph. © Governatorato dello Stato della Città del Vaticano - Direzione dei Musei Vaticani
An exhibition celebrating the prestigious milestone reached by the Murano glassworks Nason Moretti, which was started in 1923, is underway at the Murano Glass Museum. Since its inception, the furnace turned special attention to glass for the table, characterized by intense colors. Glassware, which became icons of 20th-century glass art, is presented, such as the […]
18/05/2023 - 06/01/2024
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The Ginori Museum, which as of 2019 is part of the “Fondazione Museo Archivio Richard Ginori della Manifattura di Doccia,” is still closed to the public, but can be seen online, (museoginori.org), because it “already has so many stories to tell,” not only as a place that preserves a vast artistic and archival heritage, but […]
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The rose window, the upper part of the large four-light window in the Chapel of Santa Croce, in the Bolognese basilica was made between 1464 and 1466. The preparatory cartoons were made by the painter Michele di Matteo and the stained-glass window executed by the master glassmaker and German Dominican friar Jacob Griesigner, later to […]
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“La Grande Bellezza – The Dream Factory”, progetto di mecenatismo contemporaneo per l’alto artigianato artistico, promosso da Starhotels in collaborazione con Fondazione Cologni, OMA-Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte e Gruppo Editoriale, dopo il grande successo di pubblico ottenuto al Fuorisalone milanese 2023 sarà in mostra al Giardino Corsini (15/17 settembre, Firenze) con un allestimento inedito: il […]
