At the Louvre’s invitation, over 70 masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum are on display at the Parisian institution. A fluid, sensitive and perceptive reading of the two institutions’ collections is paired with innovative exhibition methods.
Francesco Mazzola, called Il Parmigianino (1503-1540), Antea, c. 1535, oil on canvas, 138 x 86 cm/54.33 x 33.85 in (detail).
Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte.
© Luciano Romano
An imaginary museum has taken shape. For six months, while the Capodimonte Museum in Naples is closed for a sweeping restoration, the Louvre is featuring 70 treasures from the Italian institution in the heart of its permanent collection, from the Salon Carré to the Grande Galerie, Salle Rosa, Salle de la Chapelle and Salle de l’Horloge. Sébastien Allard, head of the Louvre’s painting department, and Sylvain Bellenger, director of the Capodimonte Museum and its park, imagined this exhibition, which sets up an unprecedented dialogue between…
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