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Roger Caillois’s collection of stones and Giovanni Pratesi’s collection of Arno river rocks and pebbles.
A procession of the quick and the dead, guided by skeletons, in the churches of Beram (Croatia) and Hrastovlje (Slovenia).
The formative years of Paolo Caliari, better known as Paolo Veronese, as told in the words of the curator of the major exhibition at the Prado (2025).
A conjecture as to the person depicted in a little-known work by Gustav Klimt interwoven with the motif of the “Black model of European painting”.
A learned and witty article describes the many self-portraits painted by Sofonisba Anguissola, often with self-promotional intent.
The intriguing and little known youthful works of the artist Élisabeth Chaplin, painted in the Florentine countryside.
The voracious and well-informed career as an art collector of Cardinal Richelieu, Chief Minister of State under Louis XIII of France.
A lesser-known work by Pinturicchio, the Ceiling of the Demigods, serves to illustrate a learned and captivating disquisition on mythology.
The ivory panels of Salerno, a masterpiece of medieval fine carving, with depictions from the Testaments, Old and New.
A journey through Provence, complete with a triptych by Nicolas Froment and legends concerning the Tarasque, il drago antropofago del Rodano.
Some of the musician-painters of the Renaissance are the perfect example of the close ties between the arts in this historical period.
The Roman home of Luigi Serafini, the visionary author of the Codex Seraphinianus.
An extraordinary Mexican photographic campaign and two learned articles revive the poetics of Hungarian artist and designer Géza Maróti.
Contemporary artist Marco Barina’s assemblages are attributed, in a piece of fiction, to imaginary pre-human populations.
The remarkable work done by Galileo Chini to decorate the Bangkok Throne Hall.
The Casa Madre dell’Associazione Nazionale fra Invalidi e Mutilati di Guerra, designed by Piacentini, houses works by Wildt and Sironi, among others.
The peaceful but mysterious interiors painted by the Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi are explored in terms of their history, artistry, and poetry.
The works of contemporary sculptor Javier Marín preserve the painful memory of the violent history that gave rise to modern Mexican civilisation.
The frescoes of the Palace of Sassuolo, the delicious retreat of the Dukes of Este, are a symphony of trompe-l’œil.
