Giovanni Bellini? Convince the guard to open the security cordon and let you take a closer look at the back of the painting
Giovanni Morelli, the dark connoisseurby Antonio CarnevaleArt critic and politician Giovanni Morelli played a key role in the history of art. Here is an honest portrait of him shading some light on his dark side.
Mantegna and Bellini at the NG sparks debate in Italyby Stefano PirovanoThe dream-exhibition at the National Gallery opens a debate in Italy about the so called 'blockbuster' shows, which confuse entertainment with culture. But, does it make sense comparing Rome to London?
A family business: Querini Stampalia compares Mantegna and Belliniby Gianluca PoldiVenice introduces the show about Mantegna and Bellini that the National Gallery is going to open next October by putting side by side their respective versions of the Presentation at the Temple.
How Italians got crazy over Christo’s floating piers and ignored Bellini’s 500 years anniversaryby Piero Bisello
A poet praised for his silence: Girolamo Casio painted by Boltraffioby Cristina Quattrini (from Nuovi Studi 26, 2021 anno XXVI)A new interpretation of the “Allegory of Girolamo Casio” by Boltraffio, which celebrated the poet’s gift for silence and loyalty to the Medici
Why take an artwork from the place it was made for?by Antonio CarnevaleBringing works of art out of museums and back to their places of origin is what we should do: the future may begin in the church of Santa Corona in Vicenza.
What do you know about Renaissance shadow?by Antonio CarnevaleThe evolution of painting could also be captured by chasing shadows. An itinerary among five less known masters to be discovered in museums' online collections.
To be discovered: five unusual Renaissance pictures of wild animalsby Piero BiselloFive unusual pictures of wild animals from the Renaissance provide an insight into the human/beast relationship, situating it between myth and science.
Antonello da Messina’s note for Mantegna is in Sebastian’s navelby Antonio CarnevaleAntonello da Messina painted Saint Sebastian to ward off the plague. And he hid a mystery in the navel of his athletic body
Isabella d’Este, an exclusive interviewby Stefano PirovanoAs all great art collectors in the Renaissance, also Isabella d'Este was mainly buying contemporary art, but with a deep interest in the old Greek and Roman masters.