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In Fall 2013, the Art Institute of Chicago in collaboration with the Foundation For Italian Art and Culture (FIAC) will open an important exhibition focused on Artemisia Gentileschi’s masterpiece, Judith Slaying Holofernes from the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy. Informed by the Old Testament Apocrypha of Judith, Artemisia Gentileschi’s painting represents the decisive moment of the narrative—when the Jewish heroine Judith savagely decapitates the Assyrian general Holofernes to save her people. Rather than focusing on the ideals of beauty and courage also inspired by this story, like many other Italian artists, Artemisia chooses to depict the most dramatic and bloody moment of the story. Her depiction of Judith as a dauntless manslayer has generated heated debate about the artist’s intentions and persona. To help explore these questions, a selection of paintings, drawings and prints on the theme of Judith from the Art Institute’s collection will also be on display. Highlighted by this exceptional loan from Italy, this exhibition will explore the historical importance of Artemisia Gentileschi, as well as the Judith theme in art history. |
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Buona Fortuna
5/11/2011 - 6/5/2011 |
Michelangelo
Merisi da Caravaggio
c. 1594-95
Caravaggio’s Buona Ventura (The Fortune Teller)
has come to us from the Capitoline Museum in Rome...more>>
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La Donna Velata
10/23/09 - 06/06/10 |
Raphael, c. 1516
Collection of Istituto Museale della Soprintendenza Speciale per il Polo Museale Fiorentino... more>> |
Leonardo Da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale
09/28/08 - 01/04/09 |
| Birmingham Museum of Art... more>> |
ANTEA AT THE FRICK COLLECTION
1/29/08-4/27/08 |
While the painting is recognized as one the great portraits of the Italian Renaissance.....
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SENSO UNICO
10/21/07-1/1/08 |
PS1 MoMa presents Senso Unico, a selection of Italian Artists who have maintained a prominent presense ......
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Federico Da Montefeltro And His LIbrary
06/08/07-09/30/07 |
Federico da Montefeltro's library was considered one of the most astonishing libraries.....
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Grinzane Masters
April 2007 |
Grinzane Masters Award Committee Honors Philip Roth.
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Antonello da Messina
12/13/05 - 02/28/06
12/13/05 - 02/28/06 |
| Antonello da Messina is considered one of the greatest Renaissance painters... more>> |
Orsanmichele
09/18/05 - 12/31/05 |
With the restoration of Lorenzo Ghiberti’s
bronze statue of Saint Matthew...
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Arlecchino Servitore di Due Padroni
July 2005 |
FIAC artificial in the sponsorship of a US tour by the Piccolo Theatre di Milano, the leading Italian theatrical...
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La Fornarina
12/2/04 - 1/30/05
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| Known as “La Fornarina Barberini” after
the name of the family who acquired it around 1642... more>> |
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