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Three Centuries of Italian Art

Exhibition
28 Mar 2002 – 23 Jun 2002

Renaissance painting featuring a marriage scene set in the sky with cherubs in sky

Giambattista Tiepolo, Allegoria nuziale [Marriage or Nuptial allegory], c.1737–47, purchased 1974

About

The exhibition Three Centuries of Italian Art is an overview of 300 years of Italian art from 1500 to 1800 including masterworks from the Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque and Rococo eras. More than one hundred works from public and private collections in cities such as Rome, Florence, Bologna, Venice and Naples are displayed chronologically. Subjects include Christian religious imagery, allegory, mythology, portraits and views.

There are several major works by each of four key artists: Titian, Caravaggio, Canaletto and Tiepolo. Other artists featured include Leonardo, Correggio, Giorgione, Moroni, Pontormo, Rosso, Veronese, Caracci, Reni, Guercino, Ricci, Bernini and Canova.

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