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Vittorio Sgarbi's Secret Rooms: A Tribute to His Mother Rina Cavallini

exhibition · 2026-05-05

In Osimo, an exhibition at Palazzo Campana honors Rina Cavallini (1926-2015), the mother of art critic Vittorio Sgarbi, who was a formidable auction buyer in post-war Italy. The show, curated by Pietro Di Natale, presents 150 works selected from over 4,000 collected over thirty years, tracing a personal vision of Italian art from the 15th to the 19th century. Highlights include Niccolò dell'Arca's wooden eagle (1478), Cola dell'Amatrice's Sacra famiglia (1520-30), Artemisia Gentileschi's Cleopatra (1620), Guido Cagnacci's Allegoria del Tempo (1650), and Gaetano Previati's Cristo crocefisso (1881). The exhibition runs until October 30, 2016.

Key facts

  • Exhibition 'Le stanze segrete di Vittorio Sgarbi' is held at Palazzo Campana in Osimo, Italy.
  • The show is dedicated to Rina Cavallini, mother of Vittorio Sgarbi, who died in 2015.
  • Rina Cavallini was a successful auction buyer in a male-dominated field.
  • 150 works are selected from over 4,000 collected by Vittorio Sgarbi over 30 years.
  • The exhibition covers art from the 15th to the 19th century.
  • Notable works include Niccolò dell'Arca's wooden eagle (1478) and Artemisia Gentileschi's Cleopatra (1620).
  • Curated by Pietro Di Natale.
  • The exhibition runs until October 30, 2016.

Entities

Artists

  • Vittorio Sgarbi
  • Rina Cavallini
  • Niccolò dell'Arca
  • Cola dell'Amatrice
  • Artemisia Gentileschi
  • Guido Cagnacci
  • Jusepe de Ribera
  • Pietro Paolini
  • Pier Leone Ghezzi
  • Anna Morandi Manzolini
  • Antonio Basoli
  • Gaetano Previati
  • Lorenzo Lotto
  • Guercino
  • Caravaggio

Institutions

  • Palazzo Campana
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Osimo
  • Italy

Sources