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GNDM | Cantarini

The exhibition, curated by Luigi Gallo, Anna Maria Ambrosini Massari and Yuri Primarosa and organized in collaboration with the Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini in Rome, illustrates the fully modern flair of the young Simone Cantarini through a selection of 56 paintings. Born in Pesaro in 1612 and who died prematurely in 1648 under mysterious circumstances, Simone Cantarini-the greatest Marche painter of the 17th century-is celebrated 28 years after the memorable exhibition organized in Bologna by Andrea Emiliani. The exhibition aims to present the public with a rich selection of works by the Pesarese, whose pictorial corpus - which has grown considerably - will be further augmented for the occasion by unpublished works from public and... More

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GNDM | Allestimento Fregio dell'Arte della Guerra

The project concerns the new set up of the panels of the Frieze of the Art of War in the Ducal Palace in Urbino, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture. The 72 bas-reliefs - sculpted by Ambrogio Barocci, partly from drawings by Francesco di Giorgio Martini and partly from drawings by Roberto Valturio - depict machines, technological devices and instruments of war, and are a synthesis of Federico da Montefeltro's talent and interest in mathematics, exact sciences and technology. Claudio Ripalti Claudio Ripalti The panels, originally placed on “the winged façade” and along the façade of San Domenico, decorated the benches where visitors and residents of Urbino still sit today. In 1756, to limit their de... More

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GNDM | L'Altra Collezione

The exhibition aims to highlight the museum's less visible heritage in order to offer unprecedented historical-critical readings of it: these are works of art that are rarely exhibited, but which are inventoried, catalogued and available to scholars. Claudio Ripalti Claudio Ripalti In the exhibition design, the works are not always arranged chronologically, as they are normally found in a depository, and most often they are arranged thematically, aesthetically and according to size. Claudio Ripalti Claudio Ripalti The exhibition design is intended to evoke the atmosphere of the repositories, stimulating a reflection on the immense hidden heritage of Italian museums and its incredible potential. Claudio Ripalti... More