A monographic exhibition in Genoa on Bernardo Strozzi with masterpieces and unpublished works. Here are photos of the works

Held from October 11, 2019 to January 12, 2020, in the precious rooms of Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino in Genoa, the exhibition Bernardo Strozzi. The Conquest of Color, a monographic exhibition entirely dedicated to Bernardo Strozzi (Genoa, 1582 - Venice, 1644): in all, there will be about fifty works on display, of which twenty have never been presented to the public before and seven have never been seen before. Many works are on loan from private collections. The aim of the exhibition, with which the fifteen years of opening to the public of Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino is celebrated, is to retrace the main moments of the career of the “Genoese priest,” who was among the greatest artists of his time.

The exhibition is curated by Anna Orlando and Daniele Sanguineti, scholars of seventeenth-century Genoese painting, and what makes it unique is that the works will be displayed underneath his fresco cycle in Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino, a masterpiece that was unearthed in 2000, and which forms the heart of the exhibition. Visitors will find a system of mirrors that will invite them to observe the colorful narrative of theAllegory of the Evangelization of the New World that the artist imagined for Marquis Luigi Centurione, then owner of the Palazzo. They will then enter the climate of extravagance and wonder typical of the Baroque age, of which Strozzi is a protagonist and pioneer, thanks in part to the display of a selection of works that echo the fresco and evoke, in particular, the final period of his career, which the artist spent in Venice. The exhibition will also feature the design phases for the large canvas (missing but witnessed by a fragment and two large sketches) that Strozzi painted around 1635 for the ceiling of the church of the Incurabili in the Venetian capital.

There will also be masterpieces such as theAllegory of Painting from the National Gallery of Liguria in Palazzo Spinola, the Fame from the National Gallery in London, and the Lute Player from the Kunsthistoriches Museum in Vienna, the perfect synthesis of light, color and space that the Genoese master achieved in his maturity, in Venice, where he remained from around 1632 until his death in 1644. The exhibition concludes with a didactic room, aimed at delving into the theme of the workshop with a direct comparison between two autograph replicas of the same subject and an intriguing workshop work, still in first canvas, which can also be observed on the back.

Bernardo Strozzi figures among the most studied, collected, and musealized artists of the 17th century, and his works are preserved in many collections. Born in 1582, Strozzi enjoyed success from his earliest days. In the third decade of the century, his work was sought after by the leading patrons of the time, including Giovan Carlo Doria, in whose collection appear paintings preserved today in some of the world’s leading museums, from Tokyo to the United States. Intensity and pathos of a religious man living in his own time, whimsy and eccentricity of the new man of the Baroque, careful study of Caravaggesque luminism, Rubensian colorism, Tuscan, Lombard, and Flemish traditions mixed with the local lexicon: these are the hallmarks of Strozzi’s work. In the years he spent in Venice his art, welcoming the bright colorism of Paolo Veronese, experienced greater success and numerous public commissions, to meet which he opened a flourishing workshop. The painter died in Venice on August 2, 1644.

Bernardo Strozzi. The Conquest of Color will also be accompanied by a rich calendar of collateral events and initiatives that will further explore the work of Bernardo Strozzi, involving the entire Ligurian territory, the painter’s setting, from Laiguaglia to Framura. Included in this dynamic project are: the event Bernardo Strozzi and the Port. The Leonardo of Seventeenth-Century Genoa at Palazzo San Giorgio, promoted with the Genoa and Savona Port System Authority and curated by Anna Orlando and Roberto Santamaria, with the collaboration of Flavia Gattiglia, as well as events at the Accademia Ligustica delle Belle Arti and Strada Nuova Museums, lectures and educational workshops.

Promoted by the Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino di Strada Nuova Onlus Association, on the occasion of the 15 years since its founding and the opening of the Palazzo to the public, the exhibition is made possible with the support of Compagnia di San Paolo, Regione Liguria, Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale, Genoa Chamber of Commerce, and Bruschettini Foundation for Islamic and Asian Art. Sponsors include Boero Bartolomeo Spa, Costa Edutainment, Culmv Paride Batini, Grimaldi Holding Spa, Madiventura Spa, Slam Spa, Santa Barbara Srl, Technital Spa. The exhibition catalog, published by SAGEP Editori, is edited by Anna Orlando and Daniele Sanguineti.

Visiting hours: Tuesday to Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., Saturdays Sundays and holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For groups open daily by reservation at the Palace Secretariat. Closed on Mondays and December 25, 2019. Tickets: full 12 euros, reduced 10 euros, reduced students and teachers 8 euros. For information call 329 2233109 (before holidays and holidays), email lomellino@studiobc.it or visit the Palazzo Lomellino website. Below are images of some of the works featured in the exhibition.

Bernardo Strozzi, Christ and the Samaritan Woman (oil on canvas; 95 x 112 cm; Private collection)

Bernardo Strozzi, St. John the Baptist (oil on panel, diameter 16.5 cm; Private collection)

Bernardo Strozzi, Vocation of Saints Peter and Andrew (oil on canvas; 124.3 x 158 cm; Private collection)

Bernardo Strozzi, Still Life with Flowers (oil on canvas, 81 x 110 cm; Private Collection)

Bernardo Strozzi, San Giovannino (oil on canvas, 78 x 61 cm; Private collection)

Bernardo Strozzi, Holy Family (oil on canvas, 82 x 105 cm; Private collection)

Bernardo Strozzi, Miracle of Saint Diego (oil on canvas, 287 x 185.5 cm; Levanto, Church of the Annunziata)

Bernardo Strozzi, Allegory of Painting (oil on canvas, 130 x 94 cm; Genoa, Galleria Nazionale della Liguria at Palazzo Spinola)

Bernardo Strozzi, Hall of the Allegory of Faith Landing in the New World, detail American Indians

A monographic exhibition in Genoa on Bernardo Strozzi with masterpieces and unpublished works. Here are photos of the works

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