Mantua rediscovers one of its masterpieces: the ceiling of the famous Chamber of Cupid and Psyche in Palazzo Te. The impressive pictorial cycle, the work of Giulio Romano and his workshop, created between 1526 and 1528, has been the…
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After more than two centuries, one of the most significant works in Perugia 's artistic history is returning to the city. From Oct. 1, 2025, to Jan. 7, 2026, the Museo del Capitolo of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo will host the exhibition…
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Exhibition reviews Ancient art Five hundred Julius Romano Lombardy Mannerism Mantua Renaissance
More than 270,000 visitors were counted when the doors of the major exhibition on Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi de' Iannuzzi; Rome, c. 1499 - Mantua, 1546), which had begun just two months earlier, on September 1, 1989, closed at Palazzo Te…
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Exhibition reviews Ancient art Five hundred Julius Romano Lombardy Mannerism Mantua Renaissance
"Petrarchism is a chronic disease of Italian literature," wrote Arturo Graf at the beginning of one of his memorable essays in 1888: and the sixteenth century is "the century in which Petrarchism floats, luxuriates, triumphs and…
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Exhibition reviews Ancient art Correggio Five hundred Girolamo Bonsignori Julius Romano Lombardy Mannerism Mantua Renaissance
Catching the eye in the Great Refectory of the San Benedetto Po monastic complex is undoubtedly the Last Supper by Girolamo Bonsignori (Verona, 1472 - Mantua, 1529), a monumental work that returned after more than two centuries to its…
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Exhibitions Museum of Castelvecchio Museums Rearrangement Verona
Mantua will dedicate, from October 6, 2019 to January 6, 2020, in the halls of the Ducal Palace, a major exhibition to Giulio Romano (pseudonym of Giulio Pippi de' Jannuzzi, Rome, 1492 or 1499 - Mantua, 1546), the most talented of…
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2019 will be the year of Giulio Romano (real name Giulio Pippi, Rome, 1492 or 1499 - Mantua, 1546), the most famous of Raphael's pupils, who found a second home in Mantua, the city of the Gonzagas: next year, in fact, the city of the three…
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