Piero di Cosimo's Magdalene Anchors Women's Lives in Renaissance Show at VIVE
The exhibition "La Maddalena di Piero di Cosimo" is underway at VIVE – Palazzo Venezia in Rome, running until July 5, 2026. Curated by Edith Gabrielli, the show highlights a late 15th-century panel by Piero di Cosimo from the Gallerie Nazionali d'Arte Antica di Palazzo Barberini. It features 15 Renaissance textiles from Museo del Tessuto in Prato, alongside letters and manuscripts from Lucrezia Tornabuoni and Suor Paraclita. Divided into eleven sections, the exhibition explores Piero di Cosimo's work, women's lives, and decorative arts, with contributions from approximately thirty scholars. Restored kitchen spaces at Palazzo Venezia have been reopened for the event.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'La Maddalena di Piero di Cosimo' at VIVE – Palazzo Venezia, Rome, until July 5, 2026.
- Curated by Edith Gabrielli with historical consultants Fernanda Alfieri, Serena Galasso, Isabella Lazzarini.
- Centers on Piero di Cosimo's late 15th-century Magdalene panel from Gallerie Nazionali d'Arte Antica di Palazzo Barberini.
- Features 15 Renaissance textiles from Museo del Tessuto, Prato, curated by Daniela Degl'innocenti.
- Includes letters, poems, account books by Lucrezia Tornabuoni and Suor Paraclita, plus manuscripts, wedding chests, terracotta altars, jewelry.
- Eleven sections across three narrative lines: Piero di Cosimo, women's lives, decorative arts.
- Involves about thirty scholars from art history, social history, material culture.
- Restored kitchen spaces of Palazzo Venezia reopened for the show.
- Anticipates permanent 'Made in Italy' section designed by Michele De Lucchi.
- Piero di Cosimo (1462–1522) was an eccentric Florentine painter rediscovered in 19th century, admired by André Breton.
Entities
Artists
- Piero di Cosimo
- Cosimo Rosselli
- Domenico Ghirlandaio
- Leonardo da Vinci
- André Breton
- Michele De Lucchi
- Attavante degli Attavanti
Institutions
- VIVE – Vittoriano e Palazzo Venezia
- Gallerie Nazionali d'Arte Antica di Palazzo Barberini
- Museo del Tessuto di Prato
- Archivio Storico Civico e Biblioteca Trivulziana
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Florence
- Prato
- Milan
- Palazzo Venezia
- Piazza di San Marco 49, Roma
- Cappella Sistina