At the Diocesan Museum of Brescia a contemplative exhibition dedicated to four works in dialogue

From Dec. 12, 2022 to Jan. 15, 2023, the Diocesan Museum of Brescia, in collaboration with BPER Banca, presents the exhibition Adoremus! which intends to be a true contemplative exhibition in which each of the four exhibition halls will be dedicated to a single work, with the aim of allowing the public adequate space and time to observe the masterpieces. Thus, Giovanni Battista Moroni’sAnnunciation and the Madonna and Child with St. Paul by Girolamo da Romano, known as Romanino, belonging to BPER Banca, will be on display in an unprecedented dialogue with two works from the Diocesan Museum’s collections, namely a pair of Russian icons dedicated to theAnnunciation from the 19th century and a 16th-century tempera on panel from the Veneto-Cretan school depicting theAdoration of the Magi. The exhibition will be enhanced by background music and the reading of verses from St. Bernard of Clairvaux.

Opening the exhibition will be Giovanni Battista Moroni’sAnnunciation, dating from the mid-16th century. The scene takes place in half-light: the arrival of the angel, with a lily, a symbol of Mary’s purity, surprises the Virgin intent on prayer. Every element of the composition emphasizes the domestic dimension in which the episode takes place. The second room, on the other hand, will be devoted to the 19th-century Annunciation to Mary, where joy is expressed by the vivid colors, the blue background typical of 19th-century Russian icons, and the posture, gestures and glances of the two protagonists. The annunciation is the theme par excellence of the royal doors, as in this case: these are the doors that only the celebrants have the right to pass through during the Divine Liturgy and the most direct point of passage between the earthly world, where the faithful are stationed, and the otherworldly world, namely the altar in the sanctuary.

We continue with the third work, which is a 16th-century tempera on panel from the Venetian-Cretan school depicting theAdoration of the Magi and probably intended for personal devotion. An example of the production that flourished on the Dalmatian coast and near the island of Crete. The mid-16th-century Madonna and Child with Saint Paul by Girolamo da Romano, known as Romanino, concludes the exhibition. The Virgin and Child’s gaze is turned to St. Paul.

“We are really pleased to offer visitors a special exhibition: a quality artistic itinerary among guest masterpieces and preciousnesses of our Museum, enriched by music and verses of great refinement. A stop that the Diocesan wants to propose to all visitors on the occasion of the Christmas season,” said Mauro Salvatore, director of the Diocesan Museum of Brescia.

“The loan of these two important works is perfectly part of the project of sharing and supporting culture that La Galleria BPER Banca pursues, offering the public the chance to appreciate some masterpieces of the corporate collection that otherwise would not be visible,” added Maurizio Veggio, territorial director of East Lombardy and Triveneto BPER Banca.

For info: www.museodiocesano.brescia.it

Hours: Daily from 10 a.m. to noon and 3 to 6 p.m. Closed Wednesdays.

Museum and exhibition tickets: Full 6 euros, reduced 3 euros.

Image: Giovanni Battista Moroni, Annunciation, detail (c. 1545; oil on canvas, 67 x 53 cm) Credit Studio Rapuzzi, Brescia. Provenance BPER Banca Collection.

At the Diocesan Museum of Brescia a contemplative exhibition dedicated to four works in dialogue

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