Corrado Veneziano Brings 27 Works on Dante, Leonardo, and Puccini to Amboise
The exhibition "Tre italiani straordinari," showcasing 27 artworks inspired by Dante Alighieri, Leonardo da Vinci, and Giacomo Puccini, will be inaugurated by Corrado Veneziano on September 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM at Chiesa dei Fiorentini in Amboise. Coordinated by Comitato di Gemellaggio Amboise-Vinci and curated by Francesca Barbi Marinetti, the exhibition will be open daily from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM until October 11, 2026, with no entry fee. Notable pieces include "Evocando Buffalmacco," "Studio sul volo," and "Pentagramma di lanterne rosse." Recognized as a UNESCO site, Chiesa dei Fiorentini will host the event. Veneziano holds a PhD in art and has exhibited globally, with his works featured in state museums. Catalog contributions come from Achille Bonito Oliva and Marc Augé. For press inquiries, contact Roberta Melasecca at associazione blowart.
Fatti principali
- Corrado Veneziano's exhibition "Tre italiani straordinari" opens September 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM at the Chiesa dei Fiorentini in Amboise, France.
- The show features 27 paintings dedicated to Dante Alighieri, Leonardo da Vinci, and Giacomo Puccini, and runs until October 11, 2026.
- Francesca Barbi Marinetti curates the exhibition, coordinated by the Comitato di Gemellaggio Amboise-Vinci with the Comune di Amboise and supported by Iacovelli and Partners.
- Highlights include "Evocando Buffalmacco" (an Italian postage stamp for the Inferno), "Studio sul volo" (shown at Palazzo Chigi for Leonardo 500), and "Pentagramma di lanterne rosse" (shown at the Scala di Milano for the Puccini centenary).
- The Chiesa dei Fiorentini and the Loire Valley are UNESCO heritage sites; Leonardo da Vinci asked to be buried in the valley.
- Seven years ago, the French presidency with Museo del Louvre patronage hosted the Leonardo 500 exhibition in Amboise, where Veneziano showed his complete Codice Atlantico.
- Amboise is where Leonardo spent his final years and gave the Mona Lisa to King Francis I, and where the Divina Commedia was first translated into French under Margherita d'Angoulême.
- Admission is free, open daily including holidays from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM; press contact is Roberta Melasecca_associazione blowart.
Entità
Artisti
- Corrado Veneziano
- Dante Alighieri
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Giacomo Puccini
- Francesca Barbi Marinetti
- Buffalmacco
- Margherita d'Angoulême
- Francesco I
- Achille Bonito Oliva
- Marc Augé
- Derrick de Kerckhove
- Raffaella Salato
- Wu Weidung
- Roberta Melasecca
Istituzioni
- Chiesa dei Fiorentini
- Comitato di Gemellaggio Amboise-Vinci
- Comune di Amboise
- Iacovelli and Partners
- Museo del Louvre
- Biblioteca Ambrosiana di Milano
- Ministero della Cultura
- Museo nazionale romano Palazzo Altemps
- Biblioteca nazionale Marciana di Venezia
- Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri
- Teatro del Giglio di Lucca
- Scala di Milano
- Rai
- Prix Italia
- associazione blowart
- UNESCO
Luoghi
- Amboise
- France
- Italy
- Loire Valley
- Palazzo Chigi
- Rome
- Milan
- Lucca
- L'Aquila
- Venice
- China
- Paris