Macchiaioli Exhibition at Palazzo Blu in Pisa Showcases Over 130 Works
An extensive exhibition dedicated to the Macchiaioli movement has been inaugurated at Palazzo Blu in Pisa, featuring more than 130 pieces from private collections and renowned institutions such as the Uffizi Galleries and Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica di Milano. This exhibition, organized into eleven distinct sections, complements Palazzo Blu's permanent collection and reaches out to Palazzo Lanfranchi, where etchings by Giovanni Fattori are displayed. The Macchiaioli, an innovative group of painters active in 1850s Florence, included notable figures like Telemaco Signorini and Raffaello Sernesi. The term 'Macchiaioli' was first used in 1862. Among the highlighted works are Fattori's 'Galileo Galilei davanti al tribunale dell'inquisizione' (1857) and 'Pro patria mori (il dimenticato)' (1900). The movement saw a decline post-1870.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Palazzo Blu in Pisa features over 130 works by the Macchiaioli.
- Works come from private collections and institutions including Uffizi Galleries, Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica di Milano, Galleria d'arte moderna di Genova, Galleria Nazionale di Roma.
- Exhibition divided into eleven sections and connects to Palazzo Blu's permanent collection.
- Palazzo Lanfranchi displays etchings by Giovanni Fattori.
- Macchiaioli group formed at Caffè Michelangelo in Florence around 1855.
- Key artists include Telemaco Signorini, Serafino De Tivoli, Raffaello Sernesi, Cristiano Banti, Adriano Cecioni, Odoardo Borrani, Giovanni Fattori, Giuseppe Abbati, Vito D'Ancona, Vincenzo Cabianca, Silvestro Lega, and critic Diego Martelli.
- Term 'Macchiaioli' coined in 1862 by Gazzetta del Popolo.
- Movement declined after 1870 due to deaths and relocations.
Entities
Artists
- Giovanni Fattori
- Telemaco Signorini
- Serafino De Tivoli
- Raffaello Sernesi
- Cristiano Banti
- Adriano Cecioni
- Odoardo Borrani
- Giuseppe Abbati
- Vito D'Ancona
- Vincenzo Cabianca
- Silvestro Lega
- Diego Martelli
- Giuseppe Bezzuoli
- Francesco Hayez
- Edgar Degas
- Gustave Moreau
- Marcellin Desboutin
- Georges Lafenestre
- Auguste Gendron
- Elihu Vedder
- Giorgio Vasari
- Tiziano
- Giovanni Boldini
- Giuseppe De Nittis
- Federico Zandomeneghi
Institutions
- Palazzo Blu
- Palazzo Lanfranchi
- Gallerie degli Uffizi
- Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica di Milano
- Galleria d'arte moderna di Genova
- Galleria Nazionale di Roma
- Caffè Michelangelo
- Gazzetta del Popolo
- Artribune
Locations
- Pisa
- Italy
- Florence
- Liguria
- Valdelsa
- Paris