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A painter from Umbria or Marche, a quasi-Rinaldo di RanuccioThe compelling analysis of a late 13th century painted crucifix, with its shifting attributions and historical relevance

Private Renaissance: Antonio Minello’s ApolloBetween different attributions, owners, and interpretations, we tell the troubled story of the carved Apollo by Antonio Minello

The immaculateness of Andrea MantegnaOn the youth of Andrea Mantegna, between the page and the stone, in the demystification of the antiquarian obsession

Tõnis Vint and the search for the universal visual languageTõnis Vint is one of the pioneers of the post-World War II period. His art practice changed significantly the Estonian art scene, influencing visual arts, graphic design, principles of interior design and architecture from the 1960s onwards

Guariento di Arpo relaxes perfectionGuariento di Arpo's response to the authority of his Padua predecessor Giotto is one where grace blends with Gothic style and humanism

Evolution of a quasi-movementWe look at a quasi-group of thirteen artists and what has kept them together in the last five years, rising images to the third dimension

Defendente Ferrari: escape from the RenaissanceDefendente Ferrari keenly sought refuge in dreams during an era that instead celebrated the triumph of reality.

Ottaviano Nelli the roughHere is an introduction to Ottaviano Nelli, the late Gothic painter from Gubbio who was famous for his rough mix of sacred and vulgar

Hair air style from Middle Age to BotticelliHair colour had a moral significance, the hairstyle a message of seduction or betrayal. And each hair became a story