The Vatican museums will show in Tretyakov gallery the best part of his collection
ARTinvestment.RU   21 октября 2016

The unprecedented exhibition project "Roma Aeterna. Masterpieces Of The Vatican Picture Gallery. Bellini, Raphael, Caravaggio" will be held at the Tretyakov gallery from late November 2016 to mid-February 2017

THG, November 25, 2016 — 19 Feb 2017
Lavrushinsky lane, 12

for the First time the Vatican Museums included in the top ten of the world's largest collections, take out beyond your limits at the same time such a large number of outstanding works from the permanent exhibition — masterpieces of XII–XVIII centuries, including works by Giovanni Bellini, melozzo da Forli, Perugino, Raphael, Caravaggio, Guido Reni, Guercino, Nikola Poussin. The exhibition will be an important event not only for Russia and Europe, but for the whole world.

"Roma Aeterna..." — part of a larger project: in 2017, the Vatican will host a return exhibition, a significant part of which consists of works of Russian painting from the Gospels from the collection of the Tretyakov gallery.

Task display — to present and collection of the Pinakothek, of the section of the Vatican Museums, and the spirit of Rome, the great city. The conduct of the State Tretyakov gallery, the largest collection of Russian paintings, painting exhibitions mostly Italian and mostly of the Roman school is quite natural. The spiritual bond of Moscow and Rome took shape in the sixteenth century, and this collaborative project — the most important result of the interaction of two cultures: the culture of Rome as the embodiment of European identity, and culture as the embodiment of Russian-ness. Naturally, among the great works presented at the exhibition, you can find a lot of similarities and Parallels with Russian art.

the Present exhibition — largest in recent years and an unprecedented international project of the Tretyakov gallery.

Source: tretyakovgallery.ru