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.

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

see website. Galleria Corsini, Via della Lungara 10, tel. 0668802323, www.barberinicorsini.org.

C'ERA UNA VOLTA SERGIO LEONE

2 JUNE-30 AUG Rome pays tribute to the celebrated Italian film director, producer and screenwriter Sergio Leone (1929- 1989) with an exhibition at the Ara Pacis museum. Known primarily for popularising the Spaghetti Western genre with films such as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West, Leone is also credited with influencing a new generation of directors, notably Quentin Tarantino. Organised by the Cineteca di Bologna, produced and curated in collaboration with the Cinémathèque Française and the Istituto Luce Cinecittà, the "multisensory exhibition" offers insights into Leone's cult films as well as his personal and professional life. Museo dell'Ara Pacis, Lungotevere in Augusta, tel. 060608, www. arapacis.it.

JIM DINE

19 MAY-26 JULY Palazzo delle Esposizioni pays tribute to Jim Dine, the celebrated American exponent of Pop art and the Neo-Dada movement, with an exhibition of around 80 works created between 1959 and 2016. The show also includes the works donated to the Centre George Pompidou by Dine who was elected as an academician by Rome's prestigious Accademia Nazionale di S. Luca in 2018. Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Via Nazionale 194, tel. 06696271, www.palazzoesposizioni.it.

CONVERSATION PIECE: PART VI

19 May-30 June Under the subtitle title Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away, Fondazione Memmo presents Conversation Piece | Part VI, the latest installment in its cycle of exhibitions dedicated to Italian and foreign contemporary artists at Rome’s cultural academies. The exhibiting artists are Corinna Gosmaro (American Academy in Rome), Philippe Rahm (architect, former fellow at the French Academy - Villa Medici and currently residing in Rome) and Rolf Sachs (Swiss artist and designer who recently established a studio in Rome). Exhibition by appointment only, for details see website. Via Fontanella Borghese 56/b, www.fondazionememmo.it.

ELLIOTT ERWITT: ICONS

19 May-12 July Around 70 of the best known images by Elliott Erwitt, one of the world’s great masters of contemporary photography, are on display at WeGil, the cultural hub of the Lazio region in Rome’s Trastevere district. Erwitt has captured some of the most important moments in 20thcentury history, from the meeting between Nixon and Khrushchev to the image of Jackie Kennedy at her husband’s funeral. Among the photographs on display in Rome are portraits of Che Guevara, Marlene Dietrich and Marilyn Monroe. The exhibition also includes images which illustrate a more intimate side to the photographer, with a nod to his love of the surreal and romantic, including the celebrated California Kiss, selfportraits and photographs of his firstborn baby girl. For visiting details see website. WeGil, Largo Ascianghi 5, Trastevere, www.wegil.it. Rembrandt's Self-Portrait as St Paul at Galleria Corsini.

CANOVA: ETERNA BELLEZZA

19 MAY-21 JUNE Palazzo Braschi stages an exhibition of works by Italian neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822), regarded by many as the greatest of the neoclassical artists. Canova is best known for his magnificent marble sculptures such as Amore e Psiche, Tre Grazie and Paolina Borghese. The exhibition includes more than 170 works by Canova and his contemporaries. Piazza Navona 2, tel. 060608, www. museodiroma.it.