Magnifica Eleganza: Tiepolo, Longhi and Guardi in Dialogue with 18th-Century Dress at Fondazione Zani

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• "Magnifica Eleganza. Tiepolo, Longhi e Guardi tra arte e moda" runs from 12 September to 6 December 2026 at the Fondazione Paolo e Carolina Zani in Cellatica (BS).
• The exhibition was conceived and coordinated by Massimiliano Capella and occupies the foundation's new Sala Esposizioni.
• More than 45 paintings and drawings are shown alongside original 18th-century garments and Danilo Donati's costumes for Federico Fellini's 1976 film Il Casanova.
• Donati's work on Il Casanova won the Oscar for costume design in 1977.
• Featured painters include Pietro Longhi, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi and Pietro Antonio Rotari.
• Drawings come from the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, Gabinetto Stampe e Disegni, Ca' Rezzonico.
• Mustafa Sabbagh's photographs of the Il Casanova costumes, from his 2014 Trame di Cinema cycle, are shown in the Casa Museo's Black Room.
• The scientific committee includes Mara Bertoli, Massimiliano Capella, Alberto Craievich, Luigino Piccolo and Giovanni Valagussa; installation design is by Massimo Marcomini.
• Public programming features workshops, talks on 18th-century rituals, fragrance and cosmetics sessions, Arte & Cicchetti events and four Settimane Barocche di Brescia concerts.
• Tickets cost 12 euros for garden and exhibition hall; hours are Tuesday-Friday 9am-1pm and Saturday-Sunday 10am-5pm.