Pinturicchio's Bambin Gesù of the Hands is displayed in Umbria for medieval festival

Italy is increasingly the country of festivals and festivals with a medieval theme: so how to stand out in such a varied landscape? The Gubbio Festival of the Middle Ages seems to have found the solution: the display of a work by Pinturicchio in a one-painting show set up at the local Museo Civico in Palazzo dei Consoli. The painting is the Bambin Gesù dele Mani, a fragment of a destroyed wall painting depicting theDivine Investiture of Pope Alexander VI, intended to celebrate the ascent to the papal throne of Rodrigo Borgia, pope from 1492 to 1503.

The work is owned by the Guglielmo Giordano Foundation of Perugia and is the subject of a focus that lasts just long enough for the festival (and a few days longer), from Sept. 27 to Oct. 6, 2019. On the opening day, Sept. 27, there will also be a lecture given by Franco Ivan Nucciarelli, Andrea Margaritelli and Claudio Strinati. The work two years ago was featured in an exhibition at the Capitoline Museums(our in-depth review here) that reconstructed its history.

Pictured: Pinturicchio, Child Jesus of the Hands, fragment of the destroyed Divine Investiture of Alexander VI, detail (c. 1492-1493; wall painting within 17th-century frame, 48.6 x 33.5 x 6.5 cm; Perugia, Guglielmo Giordano Foundation)

Pinturicchio's Bambin Gesù of the Hands is displayed in Umbria for medieval festival

Warning: the translation into English of the original Italian article was created using automatic tools. We undertake to review all articles, but we do not guarantee the total absence of inaccuracies in the translation due to the program. You can find the original by clicking on the ITA button. If you find any mistake,please contact us.