Museo Nazionale di Cosenza

7/27/2019 Museo Nazionale di Cosenza

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Cosenza National Gallery is on the hill Triglio in the square Gian VincenzoGravina in Cosenza, and is housed in the premises of one of the mostimpressive buildings linked to the history of the city of Cosenza: Palazzo

Arnone.

It plays a crucial role in the recovery of the cultural identity of theregion, perfectly connecting to the wider national and Europeanhistorical and artistic phenomenology, thanks to the works of itspermanent collection, starting with the first room, dedicated to thepainting of Sixteenth century painters from South of Italy .



In 1982 the building of Presidi or Palazzo Arnone passed to theMinistry for Cultural and Environmental Heritage with the main aimof establishing a National Gallery for the city of Cosenza.



The National Gallery of Cosenza exhibits, in the first room, Southern artistsof the sixteenth century, as Marco Cardisco and Pietro Negroni



Fare clic sull'icona per inserireun'immagine

The

Assumption of the Virgin,1554.

Two very important works of theartist PietroNegroni areon display:The Holy Family withSt. John in1557 and The

Assumptionof the Virgin,1554.




The

Holy Family with St.

John,1557

If it were notfor hisexceptionalartisticproductionand thepractice of signing his works, we would know

little aboutthe life of this painter.



In the second room, we findnaturalism and classicism:particular relevance is given toCaravaggio and the Neapolitanpainting of Carracci, both fromthe first decades of theseventeenth century.



The Deposition, A. Carracci



A large collection of paintings has recently been given to the National Gallery by theBank Carime including an altar piece by Giovanni Bellini where we find the Christ atCalvary and Cyrene and St. Francis of Assisi by Gerrit Van Honthorst.




Gerrit

VanHonthorst

St. Francisof Assisi



The two biggest halls of the National Gallery of Cosenza are dedicated toMattia Preti, the Calabrian Cavalier of contemporary sources, and Luca

Giordano.

Painted by Mattia Preti, The Sofonisba receives the cup of poison, SanSebastian and other paintings as Mary Magdalene with the crucifix by LucaGiordano, the vast and impressive view with classical ruins and allegorical

figures, Jezebel eaten by dogs, the Death of Cleopatra.



Sofonisba, with the cup of poison.Mattia Preti



San Sebastian, MattiaPreti



Mary Magdalene with the Crucifix, Luca Giordano

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