One of the main exhibitions of this year opens on November 25 in the Engineering Building of the Tretyakov Gallery. Director of the Tretyakov Gallery Zelfira Tregulova talks about the joint project of the Vatican Museums and the Tretyakov Gallery “Roma Aeterna. Masterpieces of the Vatican Pinacoteca”.
The exhibition "Roma Aeterna. Masterpieces of the Vatican Pinacoteca" opens a month before Christmas. For you, as director of the Tretyakov Gallery, which aspect of this exhibition is most important: political, religious, cultural?
Zelfira Tregulova: Of course, artistic. I can only confirm the words of the director of the Vatican Museums, Antonio Paolucci: never before from the collections of the Vatican Pinacoteca have 42 masterpieces of this level been sent to an exhibition at once. Of course, this is an unprecedented gesture, testifying to the relationship of trust that has developed between Russia and the Vatican, the Vatican Museums and Tretyakov Gallery th at a very difficult moment for the whole world.
Moreover, indeed, each of the works, starting from “the most popular angels of Rome” by Melozzo da Forli and up to “Lamentation” by Giovanni Bellini and “Entombment” by Caravaggio, is significant for the Pinacoteca collection. These are textbook works, which are reproduced on postcards, posters, in many catalogs... But seeing them with your own eyes is a completely different matter. Sergei Choban built the architecture of the central hall of the exhibition in such a way that it repeated the outline of the famous square in front of St. Peter's Basilica with Bernini's colonnade. And in place of the facade of the cathedral there is a showcase with two early grisailles by Raphael, which were created for the altar of the church in Perugia. Therefore, the viewer finds himself in the center of the semicircle, at the point from which the spaces of paintings by Raphael, Correggio, Paolo Veronese, Caravaggio, Poussin, Guercino, Guido Reni are revealed...
Antonio Paolucci said that the Tretyakov Gallery received almost all the works it asked for.
Zelfira Tregulova: Absolutely right. In December 2015 we had last meeting in the Vatican according to the composition of the exhibition. We had to be given an answer as to which items from our list they were willing to provide and which they could not provide. We sat in a relatively small office and listened with bated breath as Mr. Corignani, head of the exhibitions department, went through the list of works that were in progress. chronological order, said "Si" or "No". Having reached Caravaggio's "Entombment", he made a long dramatic pause. And before that there was already a “Si” about the painting “The Lamentation of Christ” by Giovanni Bellini. And Arkady Ippolitov, the curator of the exhibition, and I literally froze: on the one hand, it is unlikely that there would be “Yes” again, but on the other hand, such a pause is not made before “No”. And he says: "Si". And we begin to scream with happiness.
Never before have 42 masterpieces of such a level been simultaneously sent to an exhibition from the collections of the Vatican Pinakothek.
The name of the project is Roma Aeterna, that is, " Eternal Rome", refers to antiquity. One of the most important topics, which arises in connection with Rome, is naturally a very productive dialogue between antiquity and Christian art. Was she important to you?
Zelfira Tregulova: Certainly. This is one of the main themes of the exhibition.
But it’s not in the works. The most early work at the exhibition is an icon of the 12th century of the Roman school “Christ Blessing”. Meanwhile, the Vatican Museums have a magnificent collection of ancient art. Would you like to request some works for the exhibition?
Zelfira Tregulova: We thought about it, but then we decided that we would focus on painting. As for the connection with antiquity, it is no coincidence that Dante, as we know, chooses the great Virgil to guide him through the afterlife. By the way, it was in his “Aeneid” that the idea of eternal Rome received its poetic justification. Virgil's works were copied in medieval monasteries in Europe. Christianity emerged as the heir ancient culture, opposing himself to the barbarians who smashed the “idols”. I'm not even talking about the fact that Michelangelo called himself "a student of the Belvedere Torso."
But at the exhibition this topic became “subtext”?
Zelfira Tregulova: If we consider the brilliant overview of the history of the collections of the Vatican Museums, written for the catalog by Arkady Ippolitov, as “subtext”, then yes. We did not directly compare the ancient monuments that are in the Vatican Museums with later painting masterpieces. But a curious viewer will find traces of a fascination with antiquity, as well as bizarre reminiscences of Gothic art even in the works of artists of the 14th-15th centuries. In addition, the idea of “eternal Rome” was borrowed by Christian Rome...
Another topic that arises is the relationship between Byzantine and Western Christian tradition in European art...
Zelfira Tregulova: It is no coincidence that we are starting the exhibition with a 12th-century icon from the Roman school, in which this Byzantine tradition is palpable. But at the same time, we do not emphasize the features of iconography or interpretation of this or that religious subject in the paintings of European masters, because, in my opinion, projects of this kind are not about what divides us, but about what unites us.
We brought greatest works, created by artists within the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church, but speaking a language that is understandable to all humanity. That is why we, together with the Vatican Embassy in Moscow, also invite heads and representatives to the opening various faiths. Because the exhibition is addressed to everyone.
Yes, almost all works were created for monasteries, cathedrals... For example, the angels of Melozzo da Forlì decorated the dome of one of the Roman churches at one time. And yet, the artists solved not only the problems posed by the customer, but also posed questions that worried them. Caravaggio's "Entombment" is also an image of an incredible tragic force. And Carlo Crivelli’s “Lamentation” is one of the most ecstatic paintings of the early Italian Renaissance...
The title emphasizes the theme of eternity, but presents it as a plot unfolding in time...
Zelfira Tregulova: That is why we are building the exhibition traditionally - chronologically, starting with works of the 12th century and ending with the 18th century. By the way, the second most recent work in the exhibition is an icon depicting Francis of Assisi, painted shortly after his canonization in 1228, that is, half a century after his death. This is a kind of hommage to Pope Francis I, who was the first among the popes to take the name of this saint. If it were not for the meeting between Francis I and Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, during which the idea of exchanging exhibitions arose, then the incredible opportunity to see the treasures of the Pinakothek in Moscow would not have arisen. But we are ready to be no less generous when sending our collection to the Vatican.
Have the contours of the response project, which the Tretyakov Gallery will present at the Pinakothek in 2017, been outlined?
Zelfira Tregulova: It is clear that we will talk about the interpretation of biblical and evangelical subjects in Russian art. Initially we planned to show the works artists of the XIX- beginning of the 20th century. At this time, the stories of the Holy Scriptures became a theme easel painting, a reason to think about the most important humanistic problems. First of all, we are talking about the paintings of Alexander Ivanov, “Calvary” by Nikolai Ge, the canvas “Christ in the Desert” by Ivan Kramskoy.
Are the works of Natalia Goncharova planned to be shown at the Pinakothek?
Zelfira Tregulova: Yes, sure. And the “Evangelists”, and images of the Mother of God, archangels from our collection. We mainly plan to bring works from the Tretyakov Gallery, plus a few works from the collection of the Russian Museum, and maybe regional museums.
Will there be iconography?
Zelfira Tregulova: More likely. Arkady Ippolitov offered very interesting topic as part of this exhibition. It can be designated as “Alexander Ivanov and Raphael’s Transfiguration.” Now we are thinking about how to include iconography in this context.
Pope Francis I loves contemporary art, are there any plans to exchange exhibitions of contemporary art?
Zelfira Tregulova: Not yet.
How to get to the exhibition and how long does the session last?
When I tried to order tickets on the Tretyakov Gallery website for the exhibition Roma Aeterna at least for January 31, the answer appeared: “No tickets.” Is there still hope for an “extra ticket” at triple the price?
Zelfira Tregulova: We announced ticket sales on October 25th. In three days, all tickets until December 31 were sold, after which we suspended ticket sales on the Internet. Tickets for January and February will be sold online from mid-December. As with the Aivazovsky exhibition, we will sell some tickets at the box office of the Engineering Building on the day of the show. We will limit the number of tickets per session. At this exhibition we cannot receive as many visitors as at the exhibitions of Serov or Aivazovsky. The last one was watched by about 600 thousand people.
How many tickets will there be for the show?
Zelfira Tregulova: I think no more than 100 tickets for one session. Taking into account those sold on the Internet, 30-40 tickets for each session at the box office... Let's see what number of spectators turns out to be optimal. The exhibition requires concentration and silence. We bought special equipment for the guides that allows them to speak quietly into the microphone, and listeners will have headphones.
After 45 minutes will all visitors have to leave the hall?
Zelfira Tregulova: No, why? Firstly, the session is not 45 minutes. We let people in every half hour with the expectation that the spectators who entered earlier will move on to the next hall. We don't kick anyone out. I think one hour of very concentrated attentive viewing is enough to view this exhibition.
Is there an educational program planned?
Zelfira Tregulova: There will be a series of lectures and two series of film screenings: there will be films that have not been shown in Russia.
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What did they bring from the Vatican?
42 rarities that arrived from the Vatican represent italian art seven centuries, from the 12th to the 18th centuries inclusive.
At the exhibition you can see works from the late Romanesque era, such as the 13th century icon of St. Francis of Assisi.
Among the works of the Gothic era there is a wonderful work by Pietro Lorenzetti, one of the masters of Siena of the 14th century, and, for example, part of an altarpiece with scenes from the life of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker by Gentile da Fabriano. Or with scenes from the life of St. Nicholas, painted by Fra Beato Angelico, the great Florentine early Renaissance.
The exhibition presents works by artists from Ferrara, Venice (Carlo Crivelli and Giovanni Bellini), Romagna (the angels of Melozzo da Forli), Perugia...
Raphael's grisailles from 1507 open the exhibition high Renaissance and baroque. Among the masterpieces of the 16th century are paintings by Anthony Correggio and Paolo Veronese.
The 17th century is represented by Caravaggio’s “Entombment” (1604), works by artists from the Accademia Carracci and Nicolas Poussin’s painting “The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus” (1629). The transition to modern times is marked by the series “Astronomical Observations” (1711) by Donato Cresti, an artist from Bologna.
The exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery is called “Roma Aeterna. Masterpieces of the Vatican Pinacoteca. Bellini, Raphael, Caravaggio." Its curator Arkady Ippolitov says that main idea The exhibition is reflected in its very name: Roma Aeterna, the “eternal city” Rome, associated with the history of the spiritual quest of Europe from the 12th century to the Enlightenment, the quintessence of the European spirit. The Vatican Museums are famous for their Roman antiquity collections, so continuity is clearly visible European culture from ancient times to the Renaissance.
Benevolent Apostles
In 1480, the artist Melozzo, who came from the small village of Forli, received an important commission - to paint the Basilica of Santi Apostoli in Rome (Temple of the Twelve Apostles). He conceived a large fresco up to 17 meters in diameter, in which the artist tells the story of the Ascension. Melozzo da Forlì, as he was later called, was the first to boldly and revolutionaryly use in this painting unexpected angles of the figures of saints, at which the audience should look up. After the discovery of the laws of perspective, problems arose with depicting objects in the correct proportions so that viewers from below could see them in natural forms (this problem was later successfully solved by Raphael). According to the artist’s plan, golden-haired angels-musicians looked down from the azure heavens, the figures of the apostles located along the perimeter looked kindly at the parishioners, and in the middle was the majestic figure of Jesus.
Exhibition curator Arkady Ippolitov explains that the idea of the exhibition is based on the thesis of the unity of humanity
The fresco turned out wonderful, and the artist’s work was paid for by Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, the future Pope Julius II. Melozzo was also loved by Pope Sixtus IV, but nevertheless did not receive an offer to paint Sistine Chapel. The director of the Vatican Museums, Antonio Paolucci, suggests that Ghirlandaio, Perugino and Botticelli (the most famous and active artists of this era) conspired to prevent Melozzo from working. In addition, Melozzo, who worked in the Eternal City for several years, was considered “too Roman”, and at that time there was a fashion for artists from Tuscany. Today about this outstanding artist reminds me of little. In 1714, the Basilica of Santi Apostoli was rebuilt and Melozzo's frescoes were destroyed. Only fourteen of its fragments were saved. They are divided between the Palazzo del Quirinale (“Christ in Glory”) and the Vatican Pinacoteca (figures of angels and apostles, which the artist loved to paint, decorate separate room Pinakothek).
It was the fragments with images of golden-haired angels playing music, which became symbols of Rome, that were brought to Moscow.
Treasures of the Pinakothek
The Vatican Pinacoteca contains seven centuries of the history of the Papal State. The institution of the papacy, founded by the Apostle Peter in the 1st century, binds European civilization with the ancient world. This is one of the few connections that has survived to this day.
The history of the Vatican Museums dates back to January 14, 1506, when during excavations the ancient sculptural group “Laocoon and His Sons”, known from the descriptions of the Roman historian Pliny the Elder, was found. Pope Julius II, being a patron of the arts, bought this find, and entrusted the work on its restoration to Michelangelo. A month later, the marble composition was put on public display. These were the very first examples of painting by artists Ancient Greece. Pinakes famous masters were exhibited in rich private collections and were rarely opened. When the Vatican began to collect a collection of paintings, following the example of Ancient Greece, it was given the name Pinakothek. Its founder was Pope Pius VI, the collection moved to different rooms until a new building was built for it in 1932, where it is now housed.
One world
Arkady Ippolitov, commenting on the exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery, explains that the idea of the exhibition is based on the thesis of the unity of humanity. Therefore, the exhibition begins with the 12th century Roman icon “Christ Blessing,” which personifies the Universe. But at the same time she speaks of the unity of the Christian idea. This is the starting point in which Christianity was united, in which the closeness of Italian and Russian cultures is obvious. The concept of Rome has been very important for Russian culture for centuries. For six hundred years, Russia has lived with the idea that Moscow is the Third Rome. This idea is also presented in the current exhibition through selected works - 42 works on religious subjects.
For six hundred years, Russia has lived with the idea that Moscow is the Third Rome. The current exhibition also presents this idea through selected works.
The Blessing Christ is followed by the work of Margaritone d'Arezzo (13th century) - it is believed that this is the first image of St. Francis of Assisi. It was his name that was chosen by the current pope, who became the first Francis in the history of the Vatican. Brought to Moscow a most interesting picture“Jesus before Pilate” by Pietro Lorenzetti, echoing the famous painting by Nikolai Ge “What is truth?” from the Tretyakov Gallery (almost all Russian artists of the 18th-19th centuries who graduated with honors from the Academy of Painting received a scholarship to study in Europe after graduation, most often it was Italy). Then follows two images from the life of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. One of them belongs to the brush of Gentile da Fabriano, the second - Fra Beato Angelico, a Benedictine monk from Florence, who became the greatest artist early Renaissance... Here are two “Lamentations of Christ” by Carlo Crivelli and Giovanni Bellini - very important in the work of these Venetian Renaissance artists.
Rome is like a book
The exhibition includes several works that attract with their incredible visual power and originality. This is great painting by Caravaggio“Entombment”, and the altar image of Nicolas Poussin “The Martyrdom of St. Erasmus”, the most great work by the artist, written specifically for St. Peter’s Basilica, and completing the exhibition “Astronomical Observations” by Donato Creti - eight paintings in one frame, dedicated to the planets known at that time solar system. The canvas was painted to convince Pope Clement XI to finance the construction of an observatory - a few years later the observatory was built in Bologna. The current exhibition reads like a book - if you are not lazy and try to start reading this book. After all, Rome is a city-book, where antiquity is intertwined with the present. Nikolai Gogol wrote: “I read it, read it... and still can’t get to the end; My reading is endless."
* Pinakothek (translated from Greek - storage of paintings) - among the ancient Greeks, a room in which picturesque images were stored. For the Romans, a “pinacoteca” was a room in a house at the entrance to the atrium, decorated with paintings, as well as statues and other artistic objects that the owner especially treasured. Nowadays this word is often used to mean “art gallery.”
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Last modified: September 20, 2018
Falling into the arms of one of the most famous museums world, you involuntarily begin to lose your head from the beauty that lies beyond its walls. Vatican Art Gallery is replete with works of art, carefully preserved by museum workers for many decades. Pinacoteca Vatican, whose history begins with a small collection of Pope Pius VI (1775-1799), today contains about half a thousand works of art religious themes of the 12th-19th centuries, exhibited in chronological order in 18 halls. In this article we will talk about the most famous paintings galleries that are definitely worth seeing.
Art of the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance
In the first six halls art gallery The Vatican presents works of medieval artists of the Siena, Umbrian, Florentine schools, as well as some works of the period early renaissance. Among the most famous are “ Last Judgment» Niccolo and Giovanni ( mid-XII c.), triptych "Stephaneschi", works by Giotto, works by Gentile da Fabriano - Polyptych "Quaratesi" and "Annunciation", as well as works by Pietro Lorenzetti, Filippo Lippi, Giovanni di Paolo, Beato Angelico and others.
Giotto. Stefaneschi triptych
Particularly noteworthy are the frescoes of Melozzo da Forli “Musician Angels”, painted for the vault of the apse of the Basilica of the Holy 12 Apostles in Rome in the second half of the 15th century. The surviving fragments of the painting are presented in room IV.
Among the most famous works Early Renaissance artists exhibited in the Vatican Gallery include paintings by Ercole de Roberti, Bartolomeo Montagna, Marco Bazaiti, and German painter Lucas Cranach the Elder.
Works by Perugino and Giovanni di Pietro
Works famous representatives The Umbrian school - Pietro Perugino and his student Giovanni di Pietro - can be admired in the VII room of the Vatican Pinacoteca. The following paintings are presented here:
- Altar of the Decemvirs. Pietro Perugino. Late 15th century
- Saint Benedict, Saint Flavia and Saint Placis (fragments of the polyptych “Annunciation”). Perugino. Beginning of the 16th century.
- Resurrection of San Francesco al Prato. Perugino. 1499
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Pinacoteca Vatican: Raphael Hall
One of the most famous art halls Vatican galleries is a room where exclusively works by Rafael Santi are presented. In the central part of the room, three altar paintings are exhibited, and along its perimeter are tapestries made according to the drawings of the master and his students.
General view of the exhibition of paintings in the Raphael Hall. Vatican Art Gallery
Altar of Oddi
At the top of the picture are Jesus and the Virgin Mary surrounded by angels playing the musical instruments. At the bottom are the apostles gathered around a flowering sarcophagus. The Predella consists of three scenes: “The Annunciation”, “Adoration of the Magi” and “Introduction to the Temple”.
The work was painted in 1503 by order of Maglalena Oddi as an altar image for the church of San Francesco a Prati in Perugda. At the end of the 18th century it was taken to Paris, but in early XIX century returned to Italy, and thanks to Pope Pius VII it became part of the collection of the Vatican Pinacoteca.
Madonna di Foligno
The Virgin Mary is represented in the painting in a robe of two traditional colors: red, characterizing her as the Mother, and blue, as the Queen of Heaven. At her feet, against the background of the landscape, are depicted in pairs St. John the Baptist and Francis of Assisi on the left and St. Jerome and the kneeling customer of this work- Sigismondo de Conti, dressed in a purple robe trimmed with fur.
The painting was painted in 1511 and for a long time adorned the main altar of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli.
Transfiguration
Obna from the most valuable paintings of the Vatican Pinacoteca - last work Raphael, painted in 1520 by order of Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, who later became Pope, known as Clement VII.
The plot of the work combines two unrelated episodes described in the Gospel: the Transfiguration of Christ and the expulsion of the unclean spirit from the young man by the apostles. At the top of the picture is Jesus floating in the air, next to him are the prophets Moses and Elijah. The stricken lie at the feet of the Savior bright light Peter, John and James in traditional robes symbolizing faith, hope and love.
At the bottom of the picture are the apostles trying to heal a young man from an unclean spirit that had entered him.
Faith, Charity and Hope
Three small paintings representing faith, mercy and hope are the lower part of the altar image - the predella. They were painted in 1507 by order of representatives of the noble Peruginian family of Baglioni for the family chapel, as well as the main altarpiece “Entombment”, which today is kept in the Borghese Gallery.
Leonardo da Vinci, Titian and Caravaggio in the Vatican Gallery
Works famous painters Renaissance paintings are presented in several rooms of the Vatican Art Gallery. In addition to paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian and Caravaggio, in the museum you can admire works by Giovanni Bellini, Correggio, Benvenuto Tisi, Paolo Veronese, Moretto, Guido Reni, Federico Barocci, Giorgio Vasari, Domenichino and many others. No less interesting are the works of Raphael’s students, presented in Hall X.
Giovanni Bellini "Pieta". Second half of the 15th century
Leonardo da Vinci. "Saint Jerome". 1480 g
Titian. "Madonna". 1533-35
Titian. "Portrait of Doge Nicolo Marcello"
Veronese. "Vision of Saint Helena". 1580 g
Raphael. Faith. 1507 Vatican Museums.
At the exhibition , curated by Arkady Ipollitov ( State Hermitage Museum), will be presented 42 paintings . Never before have the Vatican Museums, which are among the ten largest collections in the world, taken outside their borders at the same time such a significant number of outstanding works from the permanent exhibition, so the exhibition will become an event not only for Russia and Europe, but also for the whole world.
« Roma Aeterna..." - part of a large project: in 2017, a reciprocal exhibition will be held in the Vatican, a significant part of its exhibits will be works of Russian painting on gospel subjects from the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery.
Holding in the State Tretyakov Gallery, the largest collection of Russian painting, an exhibition of paintings predominantly of the Italian and predominantly Roman schools is quite natural. The spiritual connection between Moscow and Rome took shape back in the 16th century, and this joint project is the most important result of the interaction of two cultures: the culture of Rome, as the embodiment of Europeanness, and the culture of Moscow, as the embodiment of Russianness. It is natural that among the great works presented at the exhibition, one can find many analogies and parallels with Russian art.
The purpose of the show is to present both the collection of the Pinacoteca, a section of the Vatican Museums, and the spirit of Rome, the great city. The Pinakothek collection was created as a collection of a state, the head of which is a clergyman, which is reflected in its composition - this is the greatest collection religious painting. Religion is a form of awareness of the world, so religious art is not reduced to a set of biblical or evangelical stories, and the collection of the Vatican Pinakothek tells us exactly this. It is as diverse as the culture of Rome, which is why the title of the exhibition includes Latin expression Roma Aeterna, "Eternal Rome". This means the enormous cultural unity that Rome has become in the history of mankind, a city at the same time ancient and modern, uniting so much different eras, like Antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque. Rome is the center of empire, the center of religion and the center of art: we can say that the concept of Roma Aeterna is one of the most important ideas of world culture. The exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery is dedicated to this idea.
Each piece presented at the exhibition is exceptional. It begins with a rare example of the Roman school of the 12th century, the image of “Christ Blessing,” which had never before been exhibited at temporary exhibitions and never left the Vatican. This is an ancient and great work, close to Byzantine painting, is also interesting because it reveals the common roots of Italian and Russian art. This image, preserving the memory of the unity of Christianity before the schism, is followed by the work of Margaritone d’Arezzo “St. Francis of Assisi” (13th century). It is included in all art history textbooks and is valuable because it is one of the earliest images of a saint who played an important role in the history of the Western church. It was his name that was chosen by the current pope, who became the first Francis in the history of the Vatican. Also presented are works by Gothic masters, which are extremely rare in Russian collections. Among them is “Jesus before Pilate” by Pietro Lorenzetti, which uniquely echoes the famous painting by Nikolai Ge.
Two predella (predella - the lower part of the altar), telling stories from the life of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, equally revered by the Orthodox and Catholic churches, stand on the border of Gothic and Renaissance. One of them belongs to the brush of Gentile da Fabriano, who completed the era of international Gothic in Italy, whose works are not only absent in Russian collections, but were not exhibited in Russia at all, the second is by the brush of Fra Beato Angelico, the great Florentine of the Early Renaissance.
Two paintings date back to the heyday of the Renaissance: "The Miracles of Saint Vincenzo Ferrer" by Ercole de' Roberti , one of the most interesting works the greatest master of the Ferrara school,
and Lamentation of Christ by Venetian Giovanni Bellini.
There are no works of both in Russia. The greatest success is that the exhibition will show frescoes depicting angels by Melozzo da Forli , provided by the Pinakothek for exhibition to other museums in isolated cases. The paintings of this artist, considered one of the greatest painters of the Quattrocento, were removed from the apse dome during the reconstruction of the Church of Santi Apostoli in Rome and now decorate a special room of the Pinacoteca. The works of Melozzo da Forlì are so rare that their value is close to the most famous creations of Sandro Botticelli and Piero della Francesca. Being reproduced in a huge number on various souvenirs, his angels became business card Rome.
High Renaissance, that is, the 16th century, is represented by the masterpieces of Perugino, Raphael, Correggio and Paolo Veronese.
Papal Rome reached its greatest power in the 17th century, during the Baroque era, and papal collections represent the painting of this particular century most fully and brilliantly. A masterpiece of this time on display - "Entombment" by Caravaggio.
Altarpiece by Nicolas Poussin “The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus”
, the artist's largest work, was painted specifically for St. Peter's Basilica. This work was one of the most famous paintings cathedral and aroused the admiration of many Russian artists who lived in Rome.
The Baroque era also includes works by Caravaggists and artists of the Bolognese school (Lodovico Carracci, Guido Reni, Guercino), beautifully represented in the papal collections. The exhibition ends with a series of paintings from the 18th century, essentially last century when the papacy played a state role. This series is Bolognese Donato Creti is dedicated to astronomical observations and logically completes the history of Lo Stato Pontificio, the Papal States, which soon ceased to exist and became the Vatican, Lo Stato della Città del Vaticano.
The exhibition catalog includes articles by the curator and employee of the Vatican Museums and an album part, which includes all the exhibited works with detailed annotations.
Holding the exhibition and publishing its catalog would have been impossible without large-scale support Charitable Foundation A.B. Usmanov “Art, science and sport”. The relationship between the Gallery and the Foundation has a long history: in 2006, anniversary events dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the museum were supported, in 2006–2007 - a successful experience collaboration over the exhibition of James Whistler, in 2007 - over the retrospective of Dmitry Zhilinsky. This exhibition is the largest ever recent years and an unprecedented international project of the Tretyakov Gallery.
Roma Aeterna. Masterpieces of the Vatican Pinacoteca. Bellini, Raphael, Caravaggio
November 25 - February 19, 2017
Lavrushinsky lane, 12
Ticket prices for the exhibitions "Roma Aeterna. Masterpieces of the Vatican Pinacoteca. Bellini, Raphael, Caravaggio" and "Painting and graphics of the 18th-20th centuries from the collection of the Primorsky Art Gallery":
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150 rub. - for the following benefit categories:
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A visit to the exhibition "Roma Aeterna. Masterpieces of the Vatican Pinacoteca. Bellini, Raphael, Caravaggio" is organized by sessions. The number of people per session is limited for reasons of visitor comfort and proper climatic conditions exhibiting valuable masterpieces.
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"Roma Aeterna. Masterpieces of the Vatican Pinacoteca. Bellini, Raphael, Caravaggio"
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The Vatican Museums were brought to Russia the best part its collection - 42 paintings of the XII-XVIII centuries. These are works by Giovanni Bellini, Melozzo da Forli, Perugino, Raphael, Caravaggio, Guido Reni, Guercino, Nicolas Poussin.
“Never before have the Vatican Museums exported such a significant number of outstanding works from the permanent exhibition outside their borders at the same time, so the exhibition will become an event not only for Russia and Europe, but also for the whole world,” said the general director of the museum, Zelfira Tregulova, earlier.
Giovanni Bellini. Lamentation of Christ with Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus and Mary Magdalene. Around 1471-1474
Wood, oil. 107×84 cm. Vatican Museums.
Photo: Vatican Museums
The exhibition opens with the image of “Christ Blessing” from the 12th century, which has never previously been exhibited in temporary exhibitions or left the Vatican. Next in chronology is Margaritone d’Arezzo’s work “Saint Francis of Assisi” from the 13th century.
Visitors will then be able to see Pietro Lorenzetti's Jesus Before Pilate, predellas telling stories from the life of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Frescoes depicting angels by Melozzo da Forli are separately exhibited. The paintings by this artist were removed from the apse dome during the rebuilding of the Church of Santi Apostoli in Rome.
Two paintings date back to the heyday of the Renaissance: “The Miracles of Saint Vincenzo Ferrer” by Ercole de Roberti, one of the most interesting works by the greatest master of the Ferrara school, and “The Lamentation” by the Venetian Giovanni Bellini. There are no works of both in Russia. The High Renaissance, that is, the 16th century, is represented by the masterpieces of Perugino, Raphael, Correggio and Paolo Veronese.
Papal Rome reached its greatest power in the 17th century, during the Baroque era, and papal collections represent the painting of this particular century most fully and brilliantly. The masterpiece of this time on display is “Entombment” by Caravaggio. Nicolas Poussin's altarpiece "The Martyrdom of St. Erasmus", the artist's largest work, was painted specifically for St. Peter's Basilica. This work was one of the most famous paintings of the cathedral and was admired by many Russian artists living in Rome.
Guido Reni. Saint Matthew and the angel. Around 1620
Oil on canvas. 85×68 cm. Photo: Vatican Museums
The Baroque era also includes works by Caravaggists and artists of the Bolognese school (Lodovico Carracci, Guido Reni, Guercino), beautifully represented in the papal collections.
The exhibition ends with a series of paintings from the 18th century, essentially the last century in which the papacy played a state role. This series by Bolognese Donato Creti is dedicated to astronomical observations and logically completes the history of Lo Stato Pontificio, the Papal States that soon ceased to exist and turned into the Vatican, Lo Stato della Città del Vaticano.
The gallery's press service reported that all tickets for December have now been sold out. New batch tickets will go on sale only in the middle of the month. Visitors will enter the halls every half hour, and the time during which they can stay at the exhibition is not limited.