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