On sunday at the museum: the Doria Pamphilj Gallery

Friday January 22nd, 2016 , Cities of Art, Museums

On sunday at the museum: the Doria Pamphilj Gallery

Doria Pamphilj Gallery in Rome. I’ve been very busy lately, and owing to the new release of my blog, I haven’t got any time to publish my posts about “On Sunday at the museum”.
I truly care about this topic: I have the chance to present and show you the most charming Italian museums, where I’m going to accompany you. I’m arranging events in Rome, in Milan and Venice. (the dates of our appointments are coming soon!)

I’ve already taken you on a virtual tour of Miramare Castle in Trieste, of the Museum of Oriental Art in Venice, and of Villa Pisani in Stra, on the banks of the river Brenta.
Now I’m taking you to the Doria Pamphilij Palace’s Gallery, in Rome. I really went into raptures over it, indeed!

Daedalus and Icarus by Antonio Canova

Wednesday December 30th, 2015 , Cities of Art, Museums

Daedalus and Icarus by Antonio Canova

A post about the new Canova rooms of the Correr Museum in Venice.

In this post I will tell you the story of one of Antonio Canova’s masterpieces that you can admire in this room.
In the centre of the vedute room of the Museo Correr in Venice is the marble group Daedalus and Icarus (1777-1779), an early masterpiece by Antonio Canova.

I disegni di Canova al Museo Correr

Wednesday December 16th, 2015 , Cities of Art, Museums

Canova’s drawings at the Correr Museum

The Museo Correr in Venice preserves an important nucleus of Antonio Canova’s autograph drawings, which testify to the artist’s creative process from idea to work of art.

These drawings are displayed inside the Canova rooms of the Correr Museum in Venice, to which I am devoting a story in several installments.
This is the second post in the series 😉

Zurigo capitale dell’arte nel 2016

Thursday November 12th, 2015 , Cities of Art

Cosa vi viene in mente se pensate a Zurigo?
Cioccolato, latte, mucche e orologi a cucù … ma a me viene anche in mente Arte.

Sì, perché Zurigo è la città in cui si svolge l’edizione n. 11 di “Manifesta”, una delle Biennali d’arte contemporanea più importanti del mondo, ma è anche una città con una grande vocazione per il commercio di opere d’arte grazie anche alle numerose gallerie ed è il luogo in cui è nato il movimento DADA.

Nel 2016 Zurigo sarà la capitale dell’arte e tutto il mondo si concentrerà in questo piccolo angolo d’Europa.

Luigi Bailo Museum, Treviso

Wednesday November 11th, 2015 , Cities of Art, Museums

LUIGI BAILO MUSEUM, TREVISO

One of the most surprising museums I have ever visited is certainly the Luigi Bailo Museum in Treviso.
A place that was closed for many years and that, when it reopened to the public, revealed the richness of the collection of works it holds and also the history of Treviso collecting.

A rebirth after almost 12 years of closure that has turned a now uninhabitable building into a place of great charm.

Luigi Bailo Museum