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Van Gogh, Chagall and Fontana in Florence


Divine beauty among Van Gogh, Chagall and Fontana

Bellezza divina tra Van Gogh, Chagall e Fontana

Van Gogh at Palazzp Strossi

Van Gogh at Palazzo Strozzi

Curated by: Lucia Mannini, Anna Mazzanti, Ludovica Sebregondi, Carlo Sisi

Firenze, Italy at Palazzo Strozzi

from 2015 September 24th to 2016 January 24th

By Fabio Bardelli, Photos: Riccardo Sanesi

FIRENZE/ITALY: The relationship between artists and the sacred, started centuries ago, seemed to know a partial crisis in 20th century

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New trends of society, secularization, historical and political events, maybe even a different attitude of man and artist towards the transcendent caused a certain estrangement between artists and Faith.

Exposition at Palazzo Strossi in Firenze, visited bBy Fabio Bardelli, Photos: Riccardo Sanesi

Exposition at Palazzo Strozzi in Firenze, visited bBy Fabio Bardelli, Photos: Riccardo Sanesi

This could not be forgotten by a cultured, very intuitive and forward-looking Pope as Paul VI when in a famous speech to the artists in 1964 advocated a rapprochement between the Church and artists, who had walked embraced for centuries

– Systolic Blood Pressure, SBPinterpersonal factors such as relationship distress, sexual sildenafil side effects.

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Jean-François Millet at Palazzo Strozzi

Jean-François Millet at Palazzo Strozzi

We must also remember that during his Pontificate the Collection of Modern Religious Art was established, a very interesting section of Musei Vaticani in Rome, where important works of Twentieth century artists are on display.

Chagall at Palazzo Strossi, Firenze, visited by Fabio Bardelli

Chagall at Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze, visited by Fabio Bardelli

Jean-François Millet at Palazzo Strozzi

Jean-François Millet at Palazzo Strozzi

This exhibition in Florence “Bellezza divina tra Van Gogh, Chagall e Fontana” (“Divine beauty among Van Gogh, Chagall and Fontana”) gives to the visitor a possibility to reflect about sacred through beautiful important works of artists such as Felice Casorati, Gino Severini, Renato Guttuso, Lucio Fontana, Vincent van Gogh, Jean-François Millet, Edvard Munch, Max Ernst, Henri Matisse, Georges Rouault and many others.

Even two different versions of the Edvard Munch litograpgies ;adonna is presented at Palazzo Strossi, Visted by Fabio Bardelli, foto Riccardo Sanesi

Even two different versions of the Edvard Munch litographies Madonna is presented at Palazzo Strozzi, Visited by Fabio Bardelli, foto Riccardo Sanesi

Bellezza divina, photo Riccardo Sanesi

Bellezza divina, photo Riccardo Sanesi

A tour through the most different artistic trends of the 20th century that have always as reference point the sacred and the absolute.

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