Guanti, Cesarina Gualino, 1942
A work on paper by Cesarina Gualino, Italian painter, dancer and art collector, created in 1942 during the interwar period.
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Virtual museum tours offer cultural access during pandemic lockdown
In March 2020, as coronavirus lockdowns confined people to their homes, Italian cultural institutions began offering free online access to museums, archives, and performances, making global heritage available to anyone with internet.
Virtual 3D Galleries: Creating Online Artist Exhibitions
A web-based platform launched in 2020 allows artists to create immersive virtual galleries and exhibitions viewable on any internet-connected device.
Italian Artists Launch Free Colouring Book During Lockdown
In March 2020, Milano Art Guide released The Colouring Book, a free digital collection of over 130 drawings by contemporary Italian artists including Maurizio Cattelan, available to download and colour at home.
Octavian Micleusanu: Surrealist Painter and Photographer
Moldovan-born artist Octavian Micleusanu, who studied at Venice’s Academy of Fine Arts, has exhibited paintings and engravings across Italy since the 2000s, drawing on surreal imagery and symbolic interpretation.
Nicola Furlan: Abstract Artist from Venice
Venetian artist Nicola Furlan presents abstract works combining free expressionism with philosophical undertones, exhibited across Venice galleries in 2017–2019.
Pasquale Mazzullo: Italian Watercolour Painter and Artist
Born in Messina in 1976, Pasquale Mazzullo is an Italian painter and multimedia artist based in Venice, known for refined watercolours depicting marine scenes and architectural landscapes.
Qêdîm Bacci: Artist of Initiatory Symbols and Print
Born in Volterra in 1992, Qêdîm Bacci combines printmaking with esoteric inquiry, creating allegorical works that explore themes of death, ritual, and cosmic balance through traditional and experimental graphic techniques.
Renzo Gianella: Venetian Painter’s Journey from Figuration to Abstraction
Born in Codevigo in 1947, Renzo Gianella has spent over 40 years developing a distinctive artistic practice that moves between figurative, abstract, and surreal expression, with his work exhibited across Italy and internationally.