Issue 413 of Minuti Art Edition, the magazine curated by Fondazione Menarini, takes us on a journey to discover Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, better known as Guercino: one of the most captivating figures of 17th-century Italian painting. An artist who masterfully combined inspiration and discipline, art and business, achieving a balance that still impresses today for […]
Read more“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say,” wrote Italo Calvino—words that not only define a literary classic but can easily be applied to any work of art that has endured the test of time. Thanks to the publications by Minuti Arte Edition, the great artistic movements and […]
Read moreArt historian Claudio Sagliocco introduces us to a masterpiece by Filippino Lippi in a new Menarini – Pills of Art video: Adoration of the Magi. Created in 1496 and currently displayed in Florence’s prestigious Uffizi Gallery, this painting exemplifies the Florentine Renaissance at its finest, seamlessly blending technical brilliance with profound symbolism and emotional storytelling. […]
Read moreMinuti, published by Menarini, is a unique fixture in Italian publishing. Created by Fondazione Menarini, the magazine bridges the worlds of science and art, honoring the long-standing connection between medicine and the humanities. The publication later split into two distinct versions: a scientific journal for medical professionals and the “Minuti “Art Edition, which delves into […]
Read morePaolo Caliari, better known as Veronese, was born in Verona in 1528 and spent most of his artistic career in Venice, where he died in 1588. Along with Titian and Tintoretto, Veronese is considered one of the greatest masters of Venetian painting in the 16th century. Renowned for his large-scale paintings on religious and mythological […]
Read moreToday, art historian Claudio Sagliocco will lead us to the discovery of another masterpiece for a new Menarini – Pills of Art video: Annunciation by Simone Martini. This painting in tempera and gold on panel was commissioned for the Altar of St. Ansano in the Cathedral of Siena, and dates back to 1333. It is […]
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