Contemporary Art
150 contemporary artists presented in 13 galleries on Piazza Matteotti
Marc Chagall 1887–1985
A pioneer of the 20th century, Chagall stayed at the Hotel Irma in Chianciano in 1954 and 1955. See Chagall’s original working palette and beautiful lithographs in an unforgettable exhibition.
Acquisition note: Gifted to the Chiancianese painter Curio Ercolani and acquired from the artist’s widow
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1864–1901 “Femmes”
Exhibition of selected lithographs that shed light on the talent and contemporaneity of this great French master. This collection of lithographs was published in collaboration with the Toulouse-Lautrec Society and the Times of London.
Palma il Giovane Iacopo Negretti 1550 –1628
Pope Pius V, oil on canvas by Palma the Younger, artist who completed Titian’s Pieta. The exhibition is dedicated to historical works.
20th Century
Original 20th Century works including | Gino Severini | Ludovic Rodo Pissarro | Pietro Annigoni | Mario Schifano | Hazel Guggenheim | Renato Guttuso and many others
Giorgio Armani 1934
A fabulous exhibition of original drawings by Giorgio Armani created between 1980 and 1990. This intriguing collection, similar to the works exhibited at the Guggenheim in New York, allows visitors to analyze an eclectic designer, whose genius shines through his drawings.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720–1778
An important collection of original engravings. Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Francesco Piranesi were engravers, architects and theorists of Italian architecture. Their engraved tables, marked by a dramatic intonation, appear inspired by an all-Italian idea of dignity and magnificence, expressed through the grandeur and isolation of the architectural elements, in order to achieve a sublime feeling of grandeur of the ancient past .
"Super Museum" LA NAZIONE DI SIENA National Newspaper The permanent collections of the Chianciano Art Museum will be on show during the Biennale