Agostino Arrivabene's Ancestral Visions at Primo Marella Gallery
Agostino Arrivabene (b. 1967, Rivolta d’Adda) presents 'L’Oniromante' at Primo Marella Gallery in Milan, a solo exhibition of 26 works exploring dream and prophecy through hyper-realistic painting. The show includes oils on linen, tempera grassa, lapidary painting on fossilized wood and pietra paesina, a bronze sculpture, and mixed-media pieces. Highlights include 'La grande opera', an homage to Ercole de’ Roberti's throne base at Pinacoteca di Brera, depicting an alchemist in a threatening landscape referencing Plato's Atlantis; 'Eaexit', part of a cycle inspired by Eleusinian mysteries; and 'Il Miracolo di Andrea', an autobiographical talisman featuring the artist's brother Andrea, a sphinx, and Bosch-like masks. Other works include 'Sancta Sanctorum' (2024), oil on cedar with gold leaf, and 'Machina mistica' (2013) inspired by Dante's Paradiso. The exhibition runs from March 2024.
Key facts
- Agostino Arrivabene was born in Rivolta d’Adda in 1967.
- The exhibition 'L’Oniromante' is held at Primo Marella Gallery in Milan.
- The show features 26 works including oils, tempera, lapidary painting, bronze, and mixed media.
- 'La grande opera' references Ercole de’ Roberti's throne base at Pinacoteca di Brera.
- 'Eaexit' is inspired by the Eleusinian mysteries.
- 'Il Miracolo di Andrea' includes autobiographical elements and references Hieronymus Bosch.
- Arrivabene has used lapidary painting on fossilized wood since 2014.
- 'Machina mistica' (2013) is inspired by Dante's Paradiso.
Entities
Artists
- Agostino Arrivabene
- Ercole de’ Roberti
- Dante Alighieri
- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Ovid
- Hesiod
- Plato
- William Blake
- Jacob Böhme
- Ezra Pound
- William Butler Yeats
- Hieronymus Bosch
- Pietro Marani
- Vittorio Sgarbi
- Alberto Zanchetta
Institutions
- Primo Marella Gallery
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Accademia di Brera
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Rivolta d’Adda
- Ravenna