EXHIBITIONS METAFORAMORFOSES 25 June-25 July
The Dorothy Circus Gallery reopens after lockdown with Metaforamorfoses, an exhibition by the Brazilian artist Rafael Silveira. Themed around the opportunities presented by change, the show will feature 12 oil paintings rich in symbology and the joyful colours typical of South American culture. In line with Italy’s social distancing measures the exhibition will be open by appointment only. Dorothy Circus Gallery, Via dei Pettinari 76, tel. 68805928, www. dorothycircusgallery.it.
RAPHAEL
2 June-30 Aug
This “unprecedented” exhibition dedicated to Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael, to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of the High Renaissance artist and architect has reopened at the Scuderie del Quirinale. The show was closed just days after opening in March, due to Italy’s covid-19 lockdown, and it is now open strictly by appointment,
Portrait of Baldassarre Castiglione (1513) by Raphael. © Musée du Louvre, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais / Angèle Dequier.
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Mind the Gap by Rafael Silveira at Dorothy Circus Gallery.
with masks obligatory. The blockbuster show features more than 200 masterpieces – never before gathered in the same place – including paintings and sketches as well as comparison works. About 100 of the works are by Raphael himself, with 40 paintings on loan from the Uffizi in Florence and others from major world museums. The exhibition includes the Madonna del Granduca and Woman with a Veil from the Uffizi; the Portrait of Baldassarre Castiglione and Self-Portrait with Friend from the Louvre, and the Madonna of the Rose from the Prado. Scuderie del Quirinale, Via XXIV Maggio 16, tel. 0292897722, www.scuderiequirinale.it.
REMBRANDT AT GALLERIA CORSINI 2 June-30 Sept
Galleria Corsini showcases Rembrandt’s Self Portrait as St Paul, in an historic return for the masterpiece which has not been seen in Rome for more than two centuries. The painting, on loan from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, originally belonged to the noble Corsini family but was sold to art dealers – apparently without the knowledge of Prince Tomasso Corsini – during the French occupation of 1799. The exhibition also includes a selection of engravings by Rembrandt from the Corsini collection. For visiting details
