Roberto Longhi's Caravaggio Collection at Palazzo Caffarelli
A new exhibition at Palazzo Caffarelli in Rome celebrates the collection of art critic Roberto Longhi, who rediscovered Caravaggio in the 20th century. The show, curated by Maria Cristina Bandera, centers on Caravaggio's 'Boy Bitten by a Lizard,' acquired by Longhi around 1928. It features works by Caravaggio's followers including Ribera, Lanfranco, Borgianni, Mattia Preti, and Valentin de Boulogne. Longhi's scholarship revolutionized art history and trained notable students like Federico Zeri, Giuliano Briganti, and Mina Gregori. The exhibition opened fifty years after Longhi's death.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Palazzo Caffarelli, Rome, dedicated to Roberto Longhi's Caravaggio collection
- Curated by Maria Cristina Bandera, scientific director of the Fondazione Longhi
- Centerpiece is Caravaggio's 'Boy Bitten by a Lizard,' acquired by Longhi around 1928
- A second version of the painting is at the National Gallery in London
- First room features precursors like Lorenzo Lotto and Bartolomeo Passarotti
- Subsequent rooms display works by Ribera, Lanfranco, Borgianni, Mattia Preti, Valentin de Boulogne
- Longhi's students include Federico Zeri, Giuliano Briganti, and Mina Gregori
- Exhibition opened fifty years after Longhi's death
Entities
Artists
- Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
- Roberto Longhi
- Federico Zeri
- Giuliano Briganti
- Mina Gregori
- Lorenzo Lotto
- Bartolomeo Passarotti
- Ribera
- Lanfranco
- Borgianni
- Mattia Preti
- Valentin de Boulogne
- Giordano Bruno
Institutions
- Palazzo Caffarelli
- Fondazione Longhi
- National Gallery of London
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Milan
- Porto Ercole
- London
- England