Symbolism

Works of art
opere Alberto Martini
14/02/2024
Two works one story: the masterpieces of Alberto Martini and the Story of Wally Toscanini

Have you ever heard of a love so overwhelming that it defied the social conventions of its time, immortalized through art? There are two portraits, executed by Alberto Martini, that tell an “impossible” and deeply touching love story: that between Wally Toscanini, the rebellious daughter of the famous conductor Arturo Toscanini, and Count Emanuele di […]

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Horst P Horst American Vogue Cover icon-biglietto-disponibile Biglietti disponibili
event 21 Feb 2026 - 05 Jul 2026
Elegance in a click: why you can’t miss Horst P. Horst in Venice
Le Stanze della Fotografia, Venice
Anselm Kiefer, Le Alchimiste, Sophie Brahe (dettaglio) icon-biglietto-disponibile Biglietti disponibili
event 07 Feb 2026 - 27 Sep 2026
The Alchemists by Anselm Kiefer at the Royal Palace
Milan, Palazzo Reale – Sala delle Cariatidi
Giorgio Kienerk, L’enigma umano icon-biglietto-disponibile Biglietti disponibili
event 24 Jan 2026 - 14 Jun 2026
Liberty. Modern Italian art in Brescia
BRESCIA, PALAZZO MARTINENGO
Patti Smith e Robert Mapplethorpe
event 29 Jan 2026 - 17 May 2026
Robert Mapplethorpe. The Forms of Desire in Milan
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Magazines

Horst P Horst American Vogue Cover
Elegance in a click: why you can’t miss Horst P. Horst in Venice

29/01/2026

van Gogh autoritratti
Impossible encounters: face to face with Vincent van Gogh

16/01/2026

Betty Boop
Works in the public domain in 2026: what to rediscover and use

08/01/2026

Alice Lotti artist
Shapes, colours and visions in the works of Alice Lotti – ARTIST’S STUDIOS

05/12/2025

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In this blog, I don't explain the history of art — I tell the stories that art itself tells.

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