At the J. Paul Getty Museum, the first monographic exhibition dedicated to Giacomo Ceruti in the U.S.

After the major exhibition in Brescia, the exhibition Giacomo Ceruti: A Compassionate Eye, curated by Davide Gasparotto, arrives in Los Angeles, at the J. Paul Getty Museum, thanks to the collaboration between the Getty Museum and Fondazione Brescia Musei. It will be on view from July 18 to October 29, 2023, and will be the first monographic exhibition dedicated to the painter in the United States.

Exhibited for the first time to the U.S. public will be a group of intense paintings related to Giacomo Ceruti. Beggars, vagrants and impoverished workers are portrayed by the painter with extraordinary realism. Why were these subjects painted? Where and how were these works exhibited and for whom? At a time when serious inequalities continue to mark even the wealthiest societies, Ceruti’s work testifies to the enduring power of art to reflect on humanity.

Among the works on view are The Spinner and Two Pitocchi from the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo in Brescia,Self-Portrait as a Pilgrim from the Villa Bassi Rathgeb Museum in Abano Terme, and Women Working in Bobbin Lace from a private collection.

For info visit the J. Paul Getty Museum website

Image: Giacomo Ceruti, Two Pitocchi (c. 1730-1733; oil on canvas, 135 × 173 cm; Brescia, Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, inv. DI 550)

At the J. Paul Getty Museum, the first monographic exhibition dedicated to Giacomo Ceruti in the U.S.

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