Leonardo. The genius the myth
Opening days and times
From November 18, 2011 to January 29, 2012
From November 18, 2011 to January 29, 2012
Closed Mondays.
Tuesday-Friday 9am-6pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am-8pm.
LEONARD THE GENIUS THE MYTH
From an Italian genius to a universal myth. For the first time the famous Self-portrait will be on display in an exceptional exhibition along with works by artists inspired by the genius of Leonardo over the centuries.
A world-class event at the Reggia di Venaria.
The greatest Italian of all times is the protagonist of an outstanding exhibition at the Juvarra Stables. An unprecedented, unique and exceptional event: the famous Self-Portrait by Leonardo will be on show in this major exhibition.
The exhibition
The exhibition was organised by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities - Regional Office for the Cultural Heritage and Landscape of Piedmont and the Royal Library of Turin in collaboration with the Consortium for the promotion of La Venaria Reale and Comitato Italia 150 in the framework of the program of events to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Italy’s Unification and it is sponsored by Lavazza.
It is a journey through the work of Leonardo da Vinci that includes around thirty original drawings on loan from leading Italian and foreign museums and several writings on the Self-Portrait from the Royal Library of Turin. Also on display are a number of works from the 15th to the 20th century that illustrate Leonardo’s fascination with physiognomy that would later reflect in ancient and modern art and the force of the myth of Leonardo himself in contemporary art.
INTRODUCING THE ARTIST
SECTION I - THE SELF-PORTRAIT AND THE DRAWINGS
SECTION II – THE CREATION OF A MYTH
SECTION III - CONTEMPORARY ICON
LENDING MUSEUMS
Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan
Ente Raccolta Vinciana, Milan
Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan
Castello Sforzesco, Milan
Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome
Royal Library of Turin
Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice
Museo Ideale, Vinci
Royal Collection, Windsor
All Italia 150 initiatives are organised under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic.
Organization
The exhibition is organised under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic and it is sponsored by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities - Regional Office for the Cultural Heritage and Landscape of Piedmont and the Royal Library of Turin, with Consorzio La Venaria Reale and Comitato Italia 150.
Curators
Renato Barilli, Arnaldo Colasanti, Pietro Marani, Carlo Pedretti, Paola Salvi, Clara Vitulo
Scientific Committee
Carmen Bambach, Metropolitan Museum, New York
Sandrina Bandera, Soprintendenza Beni Storico Artistici ed Etnoantropologici di Milan
Renato Barilli, Università di Bologna
Pinin Brambilla Barcilon, Centro per la Conservazione ed il Restauro La Venaria Reale
Arnaldo Colasanti, Università Rome Tre
Marzia Faietti, Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence
Marco Filippi, Politecnico di Turin
Pietro Marani, Ente Raccolta Vinciana, Milan
Cristina Misiti, Istituto Centrale per il Restauro e la Conservazione del Patrimonio Archivistico e Librario di Rome
Romano Nanni, Biblioteca Leopardiana; Vinci
Carlo Pedretti, A. Hammer Center for Leonardo Studies, Los Angeles
Annalisa Perissa Torrini, Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice
Paola Salvi, Accademia di Brera. Milan
Clara Vitulo, Biblioteca Reale, Turin
Display and production design
Dante Ferretti
Video report on the Self-Portrait
Piero Angela
Catalogue
Silvana Editoriale
In collaboration with Lavazza
