Promotrice delle Belle Arti explained

Promotrice delle Belle Arti
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Established:1842
Location:Turin, Italy
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The Promotrice delle Belle Arti is gallery located in Turin, Italy. Founded in 1842, it was considered instrumental to Italy's Macchiaioli movement.[1]

History

The Promotrice delle Belle Arti was founded in 1842 and was held at different locations in Turin, including the palace of Carlo Ceppi, the Piazza d'Armi, and the Albertina Academy.[2] Its first exhibit was set up in the house of Marquis Doria di Ciriè in 1842[2] and exhibited works by Nicolò Barabino, Giuseppe Isola, Tammar Luxoro,[3] and Francesco Gamba.[4]

The gallery moved to the exhibition pavilion in Via Crivelli, located in Parco del Valentino in 1914. Land adjacent to the Castello del Valentino was purchased and in 1919 a building was built for the exhibits. Designed by Enrico Bonicelli, the building included sculptures by Davide Calandra with exeterior work by Giulio Casanova and Edoardo Rubino. The building was englarged by Giovanni Chevalley during the 1930s and 1940s, including the addition of pavilions.[2]

The building was partially destroyed in bombings during World War II,[5] including air raids in both 1942 and 1943. Damage included detachment of the roof and collapse of some ceilings and walls. The exhibit received (L.)100,000 in 1945 to rebuild the damage.[2]

Select exhibitions

Italian painter Domenico Buratti made his debut at Promotrice delle Belle Arti in 1903,[6] as did his wife Vittoria Cocito with her exhibition in 1911.[7] Italian painter Giacomo Balla also first exhibited his art there.[8]

Artwork of Edgar Degas from his Musée d'Orsay collection were exhibited at the Belle Arti from October 2012 to January 27, 2013.[9] The First Mona Lisa, an exhibit featuring the Isleworth Mona Lisa, was held at the gallery from later 2023 through May 26, 2024.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Giannini . Federico . 1878: when French Impressionism first came to Italy. . 20 May 2024 . Finestre sull Artc . 10 May 2015.
  2. News: La Società Promotrice delle Belle Arti in Torino parco del Vlentino viale B. Crivelli, 11 – Torino . Vivant . Italian.
  3. News: Marinoni . Di Ezio . Da Castelnuovo Calcea (AT) a Savona. Seguendo le orme dei Benech, ultimi castellani . 20 May 2024 . Trucioli . 23 March 2023.
  4. News: Francesco Gamba . 20 May 2024 . Alfineart.
  5. News: Società Promotrice di Belle Arti . 16 May 2024 . Museo Torino.
  6. News: Domenic Burattie Vittoria Cocito . 18 May 2024 . Lnostpais . 11 October 2015 . Italian.
  7. News: 4 March 2016 . In via Nicola Fabrizi 16 una targa a ricordo dei pittori Buratti e Cocito . 18 May 2024 . Torino Click . 4 March 2016 . Italian.
  8. News: Giacomo Balla . 20 May 2024 . Guggenheim.
  9. News: Degas. The Masterpieces of the Musée d'Orsay, Paris . 20 May 2024 . Musee Orsay.
  10. News: Manferdini . Di Stella . Leonardo da Vinci. La Prima Monna Lisa, la mostra a Torino dedicata alla Monna Lisa di Isleworth . 18 May 2024 . Harbar Bazaar . 17 November 2023.