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THE GREAT MASTERS OF CONTEM- PORARY ART COMPARED WITH MICHELANGELO
Galleria dell’Accademia 14 June to 8 January 2017
The contemporary artists are Marina Abramovic Cai Guo-Qiang Maurizio Cat- telan Damien Hirst Jeff Koons Yayoi Kusa- ma ma ma Bruce Nauman Richard Prince Gerhard Richter and Cindy Sherman
www�accademia�org TURIN
The palace of o of Reggia di di Venaria offers a a a a a a a num- ber of o of of interesting special exhibitions
on on dis- play until early 2017
two of of which are listed below:
THE THE WONDERS OF THE THE TzARS
Sale delle Arti Reggia di Venaria 16 16 July 2016 - 29 January 2017
The The exhibition presents the the splendor of of one of of the the the most sumptuous estates in Europe The The House of of of of Romanov and and the the Imperial Palace of of of of Peterhof comprised of of of of palaces and and and foun- tains: large projections images and and around one hundred objects on on on display including paintings dresses porcelain tapestry and precious stones from the the the stately rooms of of of of Peterhof will recreate the the the the spirit of of of of of of one one of of of of of of the the the the most prestigious residences of of of of of the the the House of of of of of Romanov www�lavenaria�it BRUEGHEL MASTERPIECES OF FLEMISH ART Reggia di di di di Venaria 21 September 2016 - 19 February 2017
The exhibition Brueghel Masterpieces of Flemish Flemish Art at at the the Reggia di Venaria cele- brates the the the the most important group of Flemish Flemish artists between the the the the 16th and the the the the 17th cen- turies The works
of of art art on on display trace the the the history of of five generations spanning more than 150 years between the the the 16th and and the the the 17th centuries and and offer an an an an overview o of the the the realist revolution heralded by by Peter Brueghel the the the the Elder the the the the head of the the the the family followed by by his sons Pieter Brueghel Brueghel the the the the the Younger and Jan Brueghel Brueghel Brueghel the the the Elder also known as “Vel- vet Brueghel” for the the extraordinary pictorial perfection of of works
The display also includes the the the beautiful version of of the the the Three Graces (1635) by his son Jan Brueghel the the the the Younger together with Frans Wouters and and A A Still Life of of Fruit and and and Exotic Bird (1670) by Abraham (great-grandson of of Pieter Breughel the Elder specialised in in still lives) Also on on show are works
by by Marten van Cleve who was influ- enced by by the the head of the the family www�lavenaria�it Living Italy Past & Present 21