Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Renaissance Gonzaga Tapestries. From Mantegna to Raphael and Giulio Romano (Mantua, 3/14/10-6/27/10)

Gli arazzi dei Gonzaga nel Rinascimento. Da Mantegna a Raffaello e Giulio Romano
Mantua: Palazzo Te, Diocesan Museum, Ducal Palace
from March 14 to June 27, 2010

During the sixteenth century the Gonzaga family amassed an extensive collection of tapestries (more than 300), one of the most important in Italy. 34 tapestries are shown today.

* article by Alessandra Ferretti [Il Sole 24 Ore]

* Reference book: Clifford M. Brown, Guy Delmarcel and Robert S. Nelson, Tapestries for the Courts of Federico II, Ercole, and Ferrante Gonzaga 1522-63, Seattle : University of Washington Press, College Art Association, 1996

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