Elisa Montessori's Fifty-Year Retrospective Opens at Villa Torlonia in Rome
The exhibition "Nel corso del tempo," organized by Alessandra Mammì and Federica Pirani, showcases approximately 100 pieces by Elisa Montessori at the Casino dei Principi, Musei di Villa Torlonia in Rome, running until 28 February 2027. Montessori, who was born in Genoa in 1931, has works included in the Museo Reina Sofía collection, reflecting her distinct artistic language. Highlights of the exhibit consist of 36 photographs depicting Ovid's nymph metamorphosis, her 1977 work Autoritratto come Dafne, and a 24-piece Erbario completed this year. Additionally, a 2003 self-portrait and the 1999 Rotoli are on display. A monograph featuring essays from various contributors will be launched on 22 October at 17:00, with Costantino D'Orazio and Elisabetta Rasy.
Key facts
- Elisa Montessori was born in Genoa in 1931
- Nel corso del tempo is curated by Alessandra Mammì and Federica Pirani at the Casino dei Principi, Musei di Villa Torlonia, Via Nomentana 70, Rome
- The exhibition runs until 28 February 2027 and gathers more than fifty years of work in about one hundred pieces
- Montessori's work has been acquired by the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid
- Her Autoritratto come Dafne (1977) is held in the Uffizi's self-portrait collection and is restaged at Villa Torlonia in 36 photographs
- The Erbario comprises 24 pieces, begun in 1978 and finished in 2026
- The Rotoli (1999) are lent by the Macro in Rome; a 2003 self-portrait on paper measures 4 by 1 metres
- A Silvana Editoriale monograph is presented on 22 October at 17:00 with Costantino D'Orazio and Elisabetta Rasy
Entities
Artists
- Elisa Montessori
- Alessandra Mammì
- Federica Pirani
- Mirella Bentivoglio
- Titina Maselli
- Primarosa Cesarini Sforza
- Mario Tchou
- Cecilia Canziani
- Claudio Crescentini
- Massimo Ferrario
- Laura Iamurri
- Alessandra Lavagnino
- Santa Nastro
- Carla Subrizi
- Claudia Verdat
- Costantino D'Orazio
- Elisabetta Rasy
- Carlo Alberto Bucci
- Giorgio Benni
- Corrado Cagli
- Mirko Basaldella
- Basaldella brothers
- Francesco Vaccaro
- Davide Ferri
- Mario Poeta
- Massimiliano Smeriglio
- Giorgio Napolitano
- Leonardo Paterna Baldizzi
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Giulia Benni
Institutions
- Musei di Villa Torlonia
- Casino dei Principi
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Uffizi
- Museo della civiltà romana
- Macro
- GAM di Roma
- Olivetti
- Biennale di Venezia
- Silvana Editoriale
- Mic
- Monitor Roma Lisbona
- Artribune
- Roma Capitale
- Assessorato alla Cultura e al Coordinamento delle iniziative riconducibili alla Giornata della Memoria
- Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali
- Galleria Monitor
- Zètema Progetto Cultura
- Sapienza University of Rome
- Quadriennali
- Biennale di San Paolo
- Gallerie degli Uffizi
- Galleria Nazionale di Roma
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- Casino dei Principi di Villa Torlonia
- Monitor Roma | Lisbon | Pereto (AQ)
- Villa Torlonia
- Casino Nobile
- Ministero della Cultura
- Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Genoa
- Madrid
- Spain
- Berlin
- Germany
- Eur
- Via Nomentana 70
- Milan
- Florence
- Venice
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Villa Torlonia
- via Nomentana, 70
- Roma
- Italia
- Genova
- Lisbona
- Portogallo
- Pereto
- L'Aquila
- via Nomentana 70