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Piero di Cosimo’s ecological fire: a key for his giant retrospective at the National Gallery of Art in Washington

  There is always a morbid pleasure in speculating about the reasons why an artist made a particular decision in...

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Focus on Qatar: not only sumptuous museums, at Al Zubarah also serious archaeology

Located on the north-western coast of Qatar, about 100km from its capital Doha, Al Zubarah Archeological Site is a fine...

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Is this “Owl’s Nest” the Hieronymus Bosch’s self-portrait that we desire?

In our recent review about the exhibition ‘The Shell’ at Almine Rech Gallery, we stressed the importance of art as...

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The miracle of Santa Maria presso San Celso in Milan

The sanctuary of Santa Maria presso San Celso is a beautiful church hidden behind a wall, and if you walk by...

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Weekend tips: Château Vaux le Vicomte and the instructive story of its wealthy founder

A visit to the astonishing Château Vaux le Vicomte, approximately one hour driving from Paris, is not just a way...

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First Hammershøi’s in a public Dutch collection soon at the Boijmans (escorted by Richter and Gober)

As we wrote a few months ago in occasion of our visit to the museum, the Boijmans Van Beuningen in...

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Last days to see Depero under the skin in Madrid (thanks to the Juan March Foundation)

Conceived to introduce Fortunato Depero’s creative brilliance to the Spanish audience, the exhibition the Juan March Foundation in Madrid is...

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Beauty treatments to Raphael’s “La Muta” before her return to Urbino

The troubled young woman painted in 1507 by Raffaello Sanzio – apparently Maria Feltria della Rovere, widow of Venanzio Varano,...

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Scientific analysis of Oscar Kokoschka’s portrait of actor Ernst Reinhold reveal a mysterious under-painting

  These days, the Royal Museums Of Fine Arts of Belgium have dedicated a small section of their galleries to...

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Sir Anthony Van Dyck to illustrate UN’ statement about travellers from Ebola-affected countries

  This panting by Anthony Van Dyck, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, was the first...

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Recent scientific analysis reveal the “gold” of Giovanni Segantini, currently in Milan

  In the occasion of the comprehensive show dedicated to Giovanni Segantini currently at Palazzo Reale, in Milan, CFA’s contributor...

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Édouard and Nélie’s infatuation for Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli

  If you are planning a visit to “Perugino, master of Raphael”, currently at the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris, save...

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A suffering Saint Agatha is waiting for you at the Biennale des Antiquaires

  Art lovers and collectors vising the last days at the Biennale des Antiquaires (until 21 September) shouldn’t miss the...

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Four pieces under 1m to catch at the Biennale des Antiquaires

The Biennale des Antiquaires runs until next Saturday, and these four pieces, whose offering price is under one million euro, are...

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Has Martial Raysse been influenced by the Pop artists? Apparently less then Piero del Pollaiolo…

  Five canvases picturing iconic paintings by old masters such as Dominique Ingres, Piero del Pollaiolo and Hans Memling are currently...

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Monumental Cemetery of Pisa. The restorers are relocating the frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli ("The construction of the Tower of Babel"). The artist was working in the cemetery from 1468 to 1483.

A five star restaurant for bacteria is saving the Cemetery of Pisa

  The Cemetery of Pisa is being reborn. Founded in 1277 to house the sarcophagi from the Roman period, the...

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