Entrepreneur buys four works by Guido Cagnacci and displays them in his restaurant in Santarcangelo di Romagna

Four paintings by Guido Cagnacci (Santarcangelo di Romagna, 1601 - Vienna, 1663), one of the greatest painters of the 17th century, are returning to the artist’s hometown, Santarcangelo di Romagna. They were purchased by Manlio Maggioli, patron of Maggioli, a large company active in the field of products and services for public administration: the entrepreneur decided to display them in his restaurant,Osteria La Sangiovesa, located in the ancient Palazzo Nadiani, so as to show them to anyone who wants to see them. This is his stated intent: “I have always wanted to have a Cagnacci,” Maggioli said, “of course I imagined keeping it at home but then I thought that by doing so I would enjoy it alone. So I thought it wiser to bring the Cagnacci (which later became four) back to Santarcangelo so that the people of Santarcangelo could enjoy it as well. I placed the works in Sangiovesa, right in the Cagnacci Room, which, as it happens, has always existed.”

The works purchased by Maggioli are the Penitent Magdalene from around 1640, an oil-on-canvas study for the Benedictine altarpiece in Urbania, another Penitent Magdalene made around 1640-1642, the Head of a Blind Boy, and the Saint Bernardine of Siena from around 1640-1645. Apart from the former, all the works were also exhibited at the major exhibition on Cagnacci held in 2008 at the San Domenico Museums in Forlì.

The operation was presented Wednesday by Vittorio Sgarbi, who stressed that “to return to Santarcangelo, interpreting Tonino Guerra’s desire and pleasure, some spiritually sensual works by Guido Cagnacci, who prefigured Fellini’s dream, is a precious and inevitable decision when will, love and care sustain a place of the soul like La Sangiovesa. And this happens thanks to the constant attention of Manlio Maggioli, patron of our time, guardian of tradition and perfect interpreter of my thought.”

Cagnacci’s works can be seen during the restaurant’s opening hours, and it will be possible to learn more about their history with special guided tours. For information, you can go to the Osteria La Sangiovesa website.

Entrepreneur buys four works by Guido Cagnacci and displays them in his restaurant in Santarcangelo di Romagna

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