A room for Giorgio Morandi in the Museum of the History of Bologna

The Museum of the History of Bologna in Palazzo Pepoli, managed by Genus Bononiae, has opened a new room entirely dedicated to Giorgio Morandi (Bologna, 1890 - 1964), a great protagonist of Italian and other 20th-century art. On the ground floor of Palazzo Pepoli, from Wednesday, it is possible to admire two works by Morandi, an oil painting from 1948 and a watercolor from 1956, and not only that: the room’s itinerary also includes the small Snowfall dating back to 1910, the first certain work attributed to the Bolognese painter, and some drawings and engravings from the Art and History Collections of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Bologna.

This is a small selection of works set up to briefly retrace the artistic career of Morandi, who was not only a painter but also an engraver (he had a predilection for the etching technique, and held the chair of engraving at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna between 1930 and 1956: his first plates date from 1910-1911, while the last one from 1961). “A tribute,” reads the official presentation, "that Genius Bononiae wants to dedicate to a great of Italian art." More information can be found at www.genusbononiae.it.

Pictured is a wall of the new room dedicated to Giorgio Morandi.

A room for Giorgio Morandi in the Museum of the History of Bologna

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