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From Michelangelo to Rodin in the lens of the Alinari: more than 60 photos at the Ivan Bruschi House Museum in Arezzo

by Redazione , published on 13/06/2026
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More than sixty historical photographs document the work done by the leading Italian photographic ateliers of the 19th century, namely Alinari, Brogi and Anderson, in reproducing Michelangelo's works. Through September 6, 2026 at the Ivan Bruschi House Museum of Antiques in Arezzo.

From June 12 to Sept. 6, 2026, the Ivan Bruschi House Museum of Antiques in Arezzo is hosting the exhibition From Michelangelo to Rodin in the Lens of the Alinari, promoted by the Ivan Bruschi Foundation, part of Intesa Sanpaolo’s cultural heritage, with the support of the CR Florence Foundation. The initiative is organized in collaboration with the Alinari Foundation for Photography and enjoys the patronage of the Region of Tuscany and the Municipality of Arezzo.

Curated by Rita Scartoni, the exhibition offers a journey through more than sixty historical photographs documenting the work done by the main Italian photographic ateliers of the 19th century, namely Alinari, Brogi and Anderson, in reproducing Michelangelo’s works. From images of the David to shots dedicated to the vault of the Sistine Chapel to the monumental sculptures of the Medici Chapels, the exhibition tells how photography contributed to the dissemination and enhancement of Michelangelo’s artistic legacy. Particularly significant is the photo shoot taken of the Medici Chapels during the war period.

Domenico Anderson, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Vault of the Sistine Chapel (1508-1512), Vatican Museums, Vatican City (1882-1890; fine art print from digital inversion reproduction from gelatin silver salt plate negative; Florence, Alinari Archives)
Domenico Anderson, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Vault of the Sistine Chapel (1508-1512), Vatican Museums, Vatican City (1882-1890; fine art print from digital inversion reproduction from gelatin silver salt plate negative; Florence, Alinari Archives)
Fratelli Alinari, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Pieta (1497-1499), St. Peter's Basilica, Rome (1931; fine art print from digital reproduction of gelatin silver salt negative on glass; Florence, Alinari Archives)
Fratelli Alinari, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Pieta (1497-1499), St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome (1931; fine art print from digital reproduction of gelatin silver salts negative on glass; Florence, Alinari Archives)

The desire to construct a complete repertory of Michelangelo’s works represented a technical and artistic challenge of great complexity. Indeed, the photographers of the time had to confront the difficulty of translating through the lens the extraordinary formal and plastic richness of Buonarroti’s creations. The international diffusion of these images contributed decisively to the construction of the modern myth of the artist, exerting a significant influence on important sculptors between the 19th and 20th centuries, including Rodin, Bourdelle, Trentacoste and Andreotti, who found in Michelangelo’s work a fundamental point of reference for renewing the language of sculpture.

Complementing the exhibition project will be the #INMOSTRA program, a series of free-entry meetings dedicated to an in-depth study of the exhibition’s themes, curated by Rita Scartoni and Paolo Bolpagni and moderated by Carlo Sisi. Guided tours led by the curator herself are also planned to offer the public additional opportunities for in-depth study.

Domenico Anderson, Auguste Rodin, The Age of Bronze (1875-1877, 1914 cast copy), Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome (pre-1927; fine art print from gelatin silver salt negative on glass; Florence, Alinari Archives)
Domenico Anderson, Auguste Rodin, The Age of Bronze (1875-1877, copy cast in 1914), Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome (pre-1927; fine art print from gelatin silver salt negative on glass; Florence, Alinari Archives)
Fratelli Alinari, View of the Tribune (1872-1882), with the David, Accademia Gallery, Florence (1909-1916; fine art print from digital reproduction of gelatin silver salt negative on glass; Florence, Alinari Archives)
Fratelli Alinari, View of the Tribune (1872-1882), with the David, Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence (1909-1916; fine art print from digital reproduction of gelatin silver salts negative on glass; Florence, Archivi Alinari)

From Michelangelo to Rodin in the lens of the Alinari: more than 60 photos at the Ivan Bruschi House Museum in Arezzo
From Michelangelo to Rodin in the lens of the Alinari: more than 60 photos at the Ivan Bruschi House Museum in Arezzo

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