On the occasion of the seasonal opening of the Palazzo Cini Gallery, as part of the Guest at the Palace exhibition, the painting of Christ on the Cross from the Museo di Palazzo Reale in Genoa, a 1627 masterpiece by Antoon van Dyck, will be on display. In this work of sublime grandeur, acknowledged by critics as one of the most prestigious examples of the famous Antwerp master’s Italian production, the vigorous body of Christ nailed to the cross is silhouetted against a gloomy sky thickened with grey clouds, barely broken by flickers of dazzling light, softened by delicate pink veins.
Open daily from 11am to 7pm (last admission at 6:15pm).
Closed on Tuesday.
Admission subject to a fee. For bookings, ticket prices, and purchasing details, please visit palazzocini.it
The Art Conversations at Palazzo Cini are back.
In this season’s series, art historians and experts will guide the public through the discovery of the art treasures in Vittorio Cini’s collection. Medieval and Renaissance masterpieces will be discussed and illustrated, delving into the themes and distinctive features each work encompasses. A special meeting is dedicated to “The Guest at the Palace”: The Crucified Christ by Antoon Van Dyck, an extraordinary loan from the Royal Palace of Genoa.
Participation is free and open to all, subject to booking via email: palazzocini@cini.it.
30 April | h 17:00
Cristina Guarnieri
University of Padua
14 May | h 17:00
Mari Pietrogiovanna
University of Padua
28 May | h 17:00
Roberto Cara, Valentina Lapierre
Art Historians, Ferrara
5 June | h 17:00
Loredana Luisa Pavanello
Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice
An artist born in Belgrade in 1965 and resident in Toronto, Ljubodrag Andric made his Venice debut in 2016 at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia.
With a partnership between the Fondazione Giorgio Cini and BUILDING in Milan, the exhibition features a dialogue between the photographic works created during the artist’s stays in Italy and those arising from his encounter with the historic buildings of Jaipur, Lucknow and other places in the heart of India. Particularly interesting is Andric’s gaze on the Palladian architecture of the monumental complex of the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore.
In the images, the relationships between the form, atmosphere, light and shadow of the places emerge, in a journey that transforms the architectural object into metaphor. In particular, Andric has investigated architecture over recent years that reveals organic qualities, unpredictable and labyrinthine pathways and well as providing emotional materials.
Beyond the peculiarities of the places photographed, the exhibition focuses on the originality of the language developed by Andric. It will be hosted in Venice in the rooms on the second floor of Palazzo Cini between April and September, and will then continue in the spaces of BUILDING in Milan from 9th September to 11th October 2025.
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Open daily from 11am to 7pm (last admission at 6:15pm).
Closed on Tuesday.
Admission subject to a fee. For bookings, ticket prices, and purchasing details, please visit palazzocini.it
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