Arnaldo Caprai Winery Funds Montefalco Museum Restoration
The Montefalco Museum in Umbria, Italy, houses Renaissance masterpieces by Benozzo Gozzoli, Perugino, and local artist Francesco Melanzio. Since 2013, the Arnaldo Caprai winery has funded restorations through its Caprai4love initiative, selling limited-edition Sagrantino wine. Proceeds have restored Gozzoli's frescoes of Dante, Petrarch, and Giotto, and financed the acquisition of a 1452 autograph letter by Gozzoli. The 2021 edition celebrated Dante's 700th death anniversary with a label by Canadian artist Rick Rojnic. The collaboration exemplifies public-private partnership in cultural heritage preservation.
Key facts
- Montefalco Museum in Umbria features works by Benozzo Gozzoli, Perugino, and Francesco Melanzio.
- Arnaldo Caprai winery launched Caprai4love in 2013 to fund museum restorations.
- Caprai4love sells limited-edition Sagrantino di Montefalco wine annually.
- Restored works include Gozzoli's portraits of Dante, Petrarca, and Giotto.
- A 1452 autograph letter by Benozzo Gozzoli was acquired with Caprai funds.
- The 2021 edition celebrated Dante's 700th death anniversary with a label by Rick Rojnic.
- Arnaldo Caprai started with 45 hectares of land in Montefalco in 1971.
- The museum's underground cellars were discovered during expansion between 2002 and 2005.
Entities
Artists
- Francesco Melanzio
- Antonio Aquili (Antoniazzo Romano)
- Melozzo da Forlì
- Niccolò di Liberatore (l'Alunno)
- Pietro Vannucci (Perugino)
- Benozzo Gozzoli
- Jacopo da Montefalco
- Rick Rojnic
- Dante Alighieri
- Francesco Petrarca
- Giotto di Bondone
Institutions
- Museo di Montefalco
- Arnaldo Caprai
- Caprai4love
- Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria
- Artribune
Locations
- Montefalco
- Umbria
- Italy
- Rome
- Santa Maria del Popolo