Exhibitions ’99
Gaetano Previati 1852-1920. A Protagonist of European symbolism
‘Giorgio De Chirico spoke of him as one of the major interpreters of European symbolism and even Umberto Boccioni acknowledged the influence of Previati on futurism and on modern ... Read More
The unknown and the mystery: The freedom of Don Juan
‘The figure of Don Juan first came to light in the Spanish Comedy of Art in the early 15th century: more than identifying a social character however – the ... Read More
Obedience and madness: Paul servant of Christ, apostle by vocation
‘The exhibition intends highlighting certain significant aspects of the personality of St. Paul: soft-hearted and decisive, audacious, indomitable, happy in suffering, invincible albeit in his weakness. No human sentiments ... Read More
Patriarchal basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. The restoration work-site
‘What in January 1998 appeared to be a rash promise has today become a definite certainty: the Christmas mass of the year of Christ 1999 will be celebrated in ... Read More
Viva Cristo Re! The martyrdom of Mexico 1926-29
‘Mexico is a nation marked by a great history and martyrdom, which combines an uncertain and difficult present with a tragic and, in many ways, unknown past. The exhibition ... Read More
Gone with time: end-of-millennium test on a fundamental and fleeting quantity
‘Time exists in relation to movement, taking this word in the widest sense given to it by the ancients as ‘something that changes’: changes appearance, position, quantity, colour, configuration. ... Read More
1799 and the current was. Two hundred years since Volta’s battery
‘This is the basic foundation of all inventions’. Thus Albert Einstein defined the invention of the battery, an event whose bi-centenary falls in 1999. In illustrating the life and ... Read More
Towards the holy land
‘Journeys to the Holy Land with the specific intent of commemorating the Christian ‘event’, began in the 2nd century A.D. (among the first such traveller was the bishop of ... Read More
The light in people and things
‘The gesture whereby Erminio Poretti allows us to take part in his outlook on the world is only apparently discreet. It is true to say that ‘his’ light, ‘his’ ... Read More
Peoples of the bible
‘One of the most fascinating aspects of archaeology is undoubtedly that of being able to pinpoint and discover facts, places and figures profoundly rooted in our imagination. When the ... Read More
The life of Mary in art from the 14th to the 15th centuries
‘The exhibition documents the biography of the Virgin Mary through the recovery of the function of art as this was understood in the middle-ages: a means of education and ... Read More
Tracking the Mystery of chinese culture
‘If it is true that ‘The unknown generates fear and Mystery fills with wonder’, as the title of the 21st Meeting suggests, it is equally true that Chinese culture ... Read More
Arteinfustria
‘The exhibition stems from the need to highlight the dual art-industry concept, often wrongly considered by many to be antithetical and contrasting. Guest of the 20th Meeting for Friendship ... Read More
A small country within the greatness of history
‘Re-assessing the history of one’s country is an important operation that can lead to a better understanding of one’s roots and to identifying with one’s past in order to ... Read More
Poetry, a science nourished with amazement
‘Besides poetry (the great texts on show, reading, discussions, a small reference library and video screenings), this year the clanDestino area will also contain other art forms: painting, sculpture ... Read More
Mother Teresa, love without limits. 100 images by Morihiro Oki
‘The photographic exhibition on Mother Teresa set up in Piazzale Fellini, documents through 100 images – the extraordinary life of this woman, dedicated entirely to the poor, the needy ... Read More
