An exhibition at the Uffizi to help the Marche region

The Uffizi is concretely helping the earthquake-stricken territories of Central Italy with an exhibition that aims to acquaint the public with paintings, sculptures, and goldsmithing whose locations were destroyed or injured by the earthquake; it is necessary to remember the extreme urgency of saving this cultural heritage from destruction.

The exhibition"Let’s Hurry! Marche 2016-2017: treasures saved, treasures to be saved" opened on March 28 in theMagliabechiana Hall of the Uffizi Gallery and will end on July 30, 2017.

The works on display come from the towns in southern Marche affected by the earthquake and were chosen to represent the entire Marche region that was affected by the disastrous tragedy. They are works that had been kept in churches, palaces and museums in these lands since their creation, and after the earthquake they were removed and brought to safety in temporary storage facilities set up after the 2016 collapses.

Among the works on display are the 15th-century altarpiece depicting theAnnunciation in the central panel and Christ in Pity in the lunette from the Camerino Museum made by Giovanni Angelo d’Antonio; the cusped panel with the Madonna and Child by Lorenzo d’Alessandro, an artist belonging to the school of San Severino Marche; the panel by Paolo Visso from the church of Nocelleto; the Madonna and Child with Saints Victor, Eustace, Andrew and Cristianziano by Cola dell’Amatrice from Ascoli Piceno; and the Conversion of St. Paul by Giovan Battista Gaulli known as Baciccio.
Also present are the Reliquary donated to Montalto by Pope Sixtus V, a masterpiece of goldsmithing, three bells recovered from the collapses of the bell towers of the castle church of Carpignano, the church of San Francesco and the Civic Tower of Arquata del Tronto.
Concluding the tour is the autograph manuscript of Leopardi’s Infinity from the Museum of Visso.

The exhibition is curated by Gabriele Barucca and Carlo Birrozzi and is promoted by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism in collaboration with the Regional Secretariat of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism for the Marche, the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio of the Marche, Gallerie degli Uffizi and Firenze Musei.
The catalog is published by Giunti.

For every ticket to visit the Uffizi during the exhibition, 1 euro will be donated to repair the damage caused by the earthquake to the Marche’s heritage.

Source: Press release

Image: Giovanni Angelo d’Antonio, Annunciation with a lay donor and a Franciscan tertiary donor (c. 1455; tempera on panel, Camerino (Macerata),Pinacoteca and Museo Civici)

An exhibition at the Uffizi to help the Marche region

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