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Gallerie d’Italia - Vicenza: home of art and culture

The image of the News on the headquarters of the Gallerie d'Italia in Vicenza, portrays a glimpse of the arch of the entrance to the internal courtyard of Palazzo Leoni Montanari in Vicenza, headquarters of the Bank's Gallerie d'Italia in the city

Gallerie d’Italia – Vicenza are housed in Palazzo Leoni Montanari, a sumptuous residence from the end of the seventeenth century in the heart of the city, which was the home of different noble families until 1800 and is now part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group’s historical-artistic heritage.

Thanks to loans and exchanges with leading national and international museum institutions, the Gallerie d’Italia – Vicenza houses temporary exhibitions curated in accordance with original scientific projects, as well as permanent exhibitions like the new immersive setting dedicated to the collection of Russian icons – considered one of the most important in the West – and a collection of eighteenth century artworks from Veneto, with paintings by Canaletto, Guardi, Longhi and Carlevarijs.

The Gallerie in Palazzo Leoni Montanari, the first site of the Gallerie d'Italia, are a point of cultural reference for the territory with a rich agenda of events, also in collaboration with prestigious local, national and international institutions. A special focus is placed on the musical culture, often closely linked, in terms of subject or period, to the works exhibited.

"Faustina's Braids: Hairstyles, women and power in the Renaissance"
The image accompanying the News on the exhibition “Faustina's braids. Hairstyles, women and power in the Renaissance" Gallerie d'Italia-Vicenza, portrays a detail from Giovanni Bellini's work "Sacra Conversazione Renier" (Madonna and Child between Saints Catherine of Alexandria [?] and Magdalene)

An original exhibition dedicated to women's hairstyles in the 15th and 16th centuries, the artistic possibilities they offered and their importance in Italian society and fashion. The title of the exhibition recalls one of the most spectacular and famous hairstyles, that of Empress Faustina the Elder, wife of Antoninus Pius.

Giovanni Bellini - (Venezia, 1430 circa-1516) - Sacra Conversazione Renier (Madonna con il Bambino tra le sante Caterina d’Alessandria [?] e Maddalena), (particolare) - 1488 circa - Venezia, Gallerie dell’Accademia - ©G.A.VE - Archivio fotografico – “su concessione del Ministero della Cultura”

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