Accademia di San Luca unveils renovated galleries with masterpieces from storage
The renovated galleries of the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca in Rome have reopened, featuring significant works from 18th and 19th-century donations. President Francesco Cellini highlighted that the exhibition showcases masterpieces by renowned artists such as Anton van Dyck and Pieter Paul Rubens, alongside terracotta bozzetti by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Vincenzo Danti. Many of these artworks were previously stored away. The Accademia's collection comprises 1,500 paintings and a variety of sculptures. The first gallery displays around 50 portraits, while the second features ten prints by Antonio Canova. Upcoming exhibitions will present 20th-century art. With 90 members, the Accademia grants the Premio Presidente della Repubblica each year. Admission is free, although a small ticket fee is being considered.
Key facts
- Accademia di San Luca renovated its galleries with a new display.
- Works by van Dyck, Rubens, Piazzetta, Subleyras, Cortona, Roos, Sweerts, Danti, Bernini, Giambologna now on view.
- 1,500 paintings and countless sculptures in storage.
- First room shows 50 portraits out of 700, 8 terracottas out of over 70.
- Second room displays 10 Canova prints from 20,000-piece collection.
- About 70 paintings exhibited in subsequent rooms.
- 36 works loaned for a Canova exhibition.
- Entry is free; a ticket is under consideration.
- Premio Presidente della Repubblica awarded to Giovanni Anselmo (2016) and Renato Rizzi (2017).
- Accademia has 90 members: 30 painters, 30 sculptors, 30 architects.
Entities
Artists
- Giovanni Anselmo
- Anton van Dyck
- Pieter Paul Rubens
- Giovan Battista Piazzetta
- Pierre Subleyras
- Pietro da Cortona
- Peter Roos
- Michael Sweerts
- Vincenzo Danti
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Giambologna
- Antonio Canova
- Giacomo Balla
- Francesco Cellini
- Renato Rizzi
- Zaha Hadid
- Lina Bo Bardi
Institutions
- Accademia Nazionale di San Luca
- Biblioteca Sarti
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Brazil