The two missing works of the Griffoni Polyptych arrived from the Louvre. It will now be visible in full

by Redazione , published on 22/07/2020
Categories: Exhibitions / Disclaimer
Two works that were missing to bring together the entire Griffoni Polyptych have also arrived in Bologna from the Louvre. They were blocked because of the pandemic.

The two panels depicting St. Apollonia and St. Michael the Archangel, extraordinary works by Ercole de’ Roberti and originally placed on the left side of the Griffoni Polyptych, alongside the larger ones of St. Florian and St. Peter by Francesco del Cossa, respectively, have also arrived in Bologna. They arrived from the Louvre, where restrictive measures caused by the pandemic had kept them: they were the two missing works from the altarpiece that marked the beginning of one of the most incredible artistic partnerships of the Italian Renaissance, between Del Cossa and De’ Roberti. Therefore, from tomorrow until January 10, 2021, the entire Polyptych can be admired, on the occasion of the exhibition La Riscoperta di un Capolavoro (The Rediscovery of a Masterpiece ) set up at Palazzo Fava.

An extraordinary work made possible by the availability of the nine international museums that own the individual panels, half of which are located outside the national borders: in addition to the Louvre, the National Gallery in London, the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Cagnola Collection in Gazzada, the Vatican Museums, the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Ferrara, the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam and the Vittorio Cini Collection in Venice.

“An exceptional event for the history of art today finally comes to fruition. A boast for the city of Bologna, which is finally being accorded the centrality it deserves in the Italian Renaissance panorama, of fundamental importance for the history of art and the city,” said Fabio Roversi-Monaco, president of Genus Bononiae. Museums in the City.

The two missing works of the Griffoni Polyptych arrived from the Louvre. It will now be visible in full
The two missing works of the Griffoni Polyptych arrived from the Louvre. It will now be visible in full


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