Alexander Röstel
Alexander Röstel is Curator of Italian Paintings at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden.
Bellotto’s views of Dresden tell a tale of two cities
Through the Italian painter’s eyes, the German city became both an idealised version of itself and a surrogate for his native Venice
17 Jul 2021
A famously private Roman collection finally gets a public outing
The Torlonia marbles make for the greatest private collection of Roman antiquities in existence – and they’re finally on view to the public
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