L'Aquila, its treasures from the 13th to 16th centuries are on display in the Aosta Valley

Ten years after the April 6, 2009 earthquake in Abruzzo, the exhibition L’Aquila. Treasures of Art from the 13th to the 16th Century presents a selection of 14 restored works including goldsmiths, terracotta, stone and wood sculptures, paintings on wood and canvas from L’Aquila’s churches and the Munda, National Museum of Abruzzo, from May 31 to November 17, 2019, at the Fortress of Bard (Aosta).From the Madonnas with Child by the Master of Sivignano and Matteo da Campli to the one known as Delle Grazie; from the great Crucifix of the Cathedral to the Processional Cross by Giovanni di Bartolomeo Rosecci; from the elegant and light St. Michael the Archangel by Silvestro dell’ L’ Aquila to Saturnino Gatti’s splendid St. Sebastian; from Pompeo Cesura ’s St. Equizio to Mijtens’ large canvases, the exhibition is a story of survival, a tribute to the city of L’Aquila on the tenth anniversary of the earthquake and a testimony to the great richness of its art.

The project, conceived by Marco Zaccarelli, is promoted by theForte di Bard Association under the patronage of the City of L’Aquila and the Region of Abruzzo, and features the participation of theOffice for Sacred Art and Ecclesiastical Heritage of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of L’Aquila and the Polo Museale dell ’ Abruzzo / MuNDA National Museum of Abruzzo - lending entities of the works - and the Soprintendenza Archeologica, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the City of L’Aquila and the Crateree Municipalitiesand the Abruzzo Regional Secretariat (Regional Directorate for Cultural and Landscape Heritage of Abruzzo).

The exhibition, as mentioned, will be open to the public from May 31 to November 17, 2019, and set up in the new wing of the Museum of the Alps (set up inside the Fortress of Bard) dedicated to temporary exhibitions, on the second floor of theOpera Carlo Alberto. The exhibition L’Aquila. Art Treasures between the 13th and 16th centuries, will be flanked by the previously unpublished photographic exhibition The Hidden City by Marco D’Antonio, curated by Eleonora Di Gregorio.

For all information you can visit the official website of the Fortress of Bard.

L'Aquila, its treasures from the 13th to 16th centuries are on display in the Aosta Valley

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