Five Must-See Exhibitions in Rome This Spring
Despite the COVID-19 lockdown in northern Italy, Rome's art scene remains active with five major exhibitions. At Palazzo Braschi, 'Canova. Eterna Bellezza' showcases over 170 works by Antonio Canova, including loans from the Hermitage and Vatican Museums, running until March 15. The blockbuster 'Raffaello 1520-1483' opens March 5 at Scuderie del Quirinale, featuring 200 works from global museums; 60,000 advance tickets have already sold. Palazzo Bonaparte presents 'Impressionisti Segreti' through May 3, with rarely-seen works from private collections by Monet, Renoir, and others. Gagosian Rome hosts Y.Z. Kami's first Italian solo show 'Night Paintings' until March 21, using indigo pigment. At MAXXI, 'Gio Ponti. Amare l’architettura' runs until April 13, exploring the architect's diverse output including the Pirelli Tower.
Key facts
- Canova exhibition at Museo di Roma includes over 170 works in 13 sections
- Raffaello 1520-1483 at Scuderie del Quirinale runs March 5 to June 2, 2020
- Impressionisti Segreti at Palazzo Bonaparte features works from private collections
- Y.Z. Kami's Night Paintings at Gagosian Rome is his first solo show in Italy
- Gio Ponti exhibition at MAXXI covers architecture, design, and publishing
- 60,000 tickets pre-sold for Raffaello exhibition
- Canova show includes loans from Hermitage, Vatican Museums, and Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
- Palazzo Bonaparte recently renovated by Banca Generali
Entities
Artists
- Antonio Canova
- Raffaello Sanzio
- Claude Monet
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Paul Cézanne
- Camille Pissarro
- Alfred Sisley
- Gustave Caillebotte
- Berthe Morisot
- Eva Gonzalès
- Paul Gauguin
- Paul Signac
- Théo van Rysselberghe
- Henri-Edmond Cross
- Y.Z. Kami
- Gio Ponti
- Giulio II
- Leone X
- Giulio de' Medici
- Luigi de' Rossi
- Baldassarre Castiglione
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Maria Letizia Ramolino
- Napoleone Bonaparte
Institutions
- Museo di Roma
- Palazzo Braschi
- Scuderie del Quirinale
- Palazzo Bonaparte
- Gagosian Gallery
- MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo
- Ermitage di San Pietroburgo
- Musei Vaticani
- Musei Capitolini
- Gypsotheca e Museo Antonio Canova
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
- Museo Antonio Canova di Possagno
- Gallerie degli Uffizi
- Pinacoteca di Bologna
- National Gallery of Washington
- Louvre
- National Gallery of London
- Fondation Pierre Gianadda
- Banca Generali
- Fondazione Parasol per l’arte contemporanea di Londra
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Milan
- Venice
- Possagno
- Naples
- Florence
- Bologna
- Washington
- London
- Paris
- San Pietroburgo
- Martigny
- Switzerland
- Piazza di San Pantaleo
- Piazza Navona
- Via Ventiquattro Maggio
- Piazza Venezia
- Via Francesco Crispi
- Via Guido Reni
- Villa Borghese