Intesa Sanpaolo’s Gallerie d’Italia, free admission to the Milan, Naples, Turin and Vicenza offices in August

In Milan the evening opening is expected until 22.30pm (last entry at 21.30pm) and will be an opportunity to visit the museum’s vault, open for free on the occasion of Ferragosto. Exclusive guided tours will be held at 11.00, 14, 00, 15,30 and 17, which will take visitors into the heart of the Gallerie d’Italia: the massive doors of the vault, a space once used as a safe of the branch of the Banca Commerciale Italiana and today the repository of Intesa Sanpaolo’s contemporary art collections, will open exceptionally to tell you the history of Palazzo Beltrami, the birth of the Intesa Sanpaolo art collection and present some of the over 00 works on display. Furthermore, you can visit current exhibitions. The Felice Carena exhibition, curated by Luca Massimo Barbero, Virginia Baradel, Luigi Cavallo and Elena Pontiggia, dedicated to one of the most important and least known artists of the historical twentieth century. 19 years after his birth, the exhibition intends to reconstruct the artistic parable of the great Turin painter. In the spaces of the Cantiere del ’00 it will also be possible to visit the temporary exhibition Alighiero and Boetti from the Luigi and Peppino Agrati Collection, curated by Luca Massimo Barbero, which displays a significant nucleus of twelve works by the artist from the Luigi and Peppino Collection Agrati – legendary collection of contemporary art formed between the 500s and 145s and merged, thanks to the legacy of Cavalier Luigi Agrati, into the historical-artistic heritage protected and enhanced by Intesa Sanpaolo – in dialogue with works by the same artist acquired by the Bank in previous times. Furthermore, the permanent collection is accessible with itineraries that highlight works from the 900th and 900th centuries. From the plaster bas-reliefs by Antonio Canova, inspired by Homer, Virgil and Plato, owned by the Cariplo Foundation, to nineteenth-century Lombard painting, to the paintings of Umberto Boccioni with the masterpiece Three Women, up to the great journey of the 800.167619th century construction site, the project dedicated to the valorisation of Intesa Sanpaolo’s collection of XNUMXth and XNUMXst century works, a collection that is of considerable importance in the Italian collecting panorama for the quality and completeness with which it documents the artistic production of the period. Reservation is mandatory on the toll-free number XNUMX.

In the headquarters of the Gallerie d’Italia in Naples it will be possible to see three important exhibition itineraries, with works belonging to the historical-artistic heritage of Intesa Sanpaolo: Neapolitan art from the 500th century to the XNUMXth century, the collection of Attic and Magna Graecia ceramics and an important selection of twentieth-century works. The first itinerary offers a selection of paintings and sculptures capable of outlining the salient events of painting in Naples and in the south from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the first decades of the twentieth century. The journey starts from the absolute masterpiece of the Intesa Sanpaolo collections, the Martyrdom of Saint Ursula by Caravaggio, exhibited again after its loan to the National Gallery in London. The work, compared with other masterpieces of the first half of the XNUMXth century, allows us to reconstruct the Caravaggio revolution, which in Naples brought about a decisive turning point in the figurative experiences of the artists. Standing out among the works on display are Judith Beheading Holofernes by Louis Finson, Samson and Dalila by Artemisia Gentileschi, three canvases by Bernardo Cavallino, a Holy Family by Battistello Caracciolo and the Rape of Helen by Luca Giordano. The itinerary then continues with works of views and landscapes, including six paintings by the Dutch Gaspar van Wittel and a collection of drawings and sculptures by Vincenzo Gemito. The second itinerary presents to the public for the first time in its entirety the historic Caputi Collection belonging to Intesa Sanpaolo, made up of over XNUMX vases and other finds made in Athens, Apulia and Lucania between the XNUMXth and XNUMXrd centuries BC, coming from Ruvo di Puglia, in the province of Bari, which played a very important political, economic and cultural role in Magna Graecia. Finally, it will be possible to visit the Vitalità del Tempo exhibition curated by Luca Massimo Barbero. This is a selection of works from the XNUMXth century art collection of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group. The selection brings together works by central authors within the artistic experience of the time, with a special interest in Naples and the cultural environment of the city. Among the main artists exhibited it is possible to find Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Piero Manzoni, Mario Schifano, Jannis Kounellis, Sol LeWitt, Afro, Ernesto Tatafiore and Domenico Gnoli.

At the Gallerie d’Italia in Turin it will be possible to discover the Cristina Mittermeier exhibition itinerary. The Great Wisdom edited by Lauren Johnston, in collaboration with National Geographic. The exhibition, the first retrospective in Europe dedicated to the photographer, displays around 90 photographs and offers an overview of the important research work of Cristina Mittermeier, photographer, marine biologist and activist who, over the years, has documented the beauty of our planet, from landscapes to constantly evolving wildlife, to the different cultures and traditions of the populations who live in symbiosis with nature. Furthermore, it will be possible to visit the new Antonio Biasiucci photographic exhibition. Arca, third chapter of the “La Grande Fotografia Italiana” project curated by Roberto Koch. In this exhibition with over 250 photographs on display, for the first time the different chapters of Biasiucci’s “utopian poem” are presented together: between powerful polyptychs, sequences of images, single works, the effort is to create a poetic and extensive representation of life of human beings, in a journey that touches on the profound themes of existence, the essential elements of living always starting from personal experience and, therefore, from the autobiographical elements that first formed the character and sensitivity of the artist himself.

At the Gallerie d’Italia in Vicenza it will be an opportunity to visit the ILLUSTRISSIMO exhibition Javier Jaén dedicated to the internationally prominent contemporary illustrator. His exceptional works allow you to explore everyday experience through unexpected metaphors and visual paradoxes. The exhibition is part of the 2024 edition of Illustri Festival. From 10 to 30 the RICICL’ARTE workshop for families will be offered: taking inspiration from the works of the Illustrious Javier Jaén it will be possible to learn how to safeguard the environment through art. The recommended age is 5-12 years and costs 5 euros per child. It will also be possible to admire the Fall of the rebel angels, the sculptural masterpiece of the eighteenth century Veneto, highlighted in the evocative exhibition “in a new light”. In a newly designed space next to it, the visitor is led to discover the work through new tools such as tactile reproductions (also for use by people with visual disabilities) and an exciting immersive video. Furthermore, the Argilla scientific and educational route can be visited. Stories of meetings, in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Heritage of the University of Padua. Reservations are mandatory on the toll-free number 800.167619 or vicenza@gallerieditalia.com. The activity will start with the registration of a minimum of 5 participants up to a maximum of 25 participants.