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From June 2023 to January 2024, the Louvre Museum in Paris welcomed sixty major masterpieces from the Museo di Capodimonte, on loan for the very first time for the exhibition "Naples in Paris: The Louvre Hosts the Museo di Capodimonte." The former Italian royal palace, which once served as...

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Corporate Author:	Museo e gallerie nazionali di Capodimonte
Other Authors:	Polidori, Robert (Photographer), Allard, Sébastien (Editor, Contributor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Paris : Rizzoli Electa ; Louvre Éditions, 2023.
Subjects:	Museo e gallerie nazionali di Capodimonte > Exhibitions > Pictorial works. Musée du Louvre > Pictorial works. Polidori, Robert. Photography of art. Art, Renaissance > Italy > Exhibitions > Pictorial works. Art > Exhibition techniques > Pictorial works. Photographie d'œuvres d'art. Art de la Renaissance > Italie > Expositions > Ouvrages illustrés. Art > Techniques d'exposition > Ouvrages illustrés. Exhibition catalogs.

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Summary:	From June 2023 to January 2024, the Louvre Museum in Paris welcomed sixty major masterpieces from the Museo di Capodimonte, on loan for the very first time for the exhibition "Naples in Paris: The Louvre Hosts the Museo di Capodimonte." The former Italian royal palace, which once served as a hunting lodge for Bourbon monarchs, is now one of the largest museums in Italy holding one of the continent's most important collections of Italian paintings, drawings, and sculptures. Among the artworks featured are the famously enigmatic Antea by Parmigianino, a poignant painting of the Crucifixion by Masaccio, the Transfiguration of Christ by Giovanni Bellini, and preparatory cartoons by Raphael and Michelangelo. On the occasion of this historic artistic exchange, acclaimed photographer Robert Polidori was granted exclusive access to the preparations of the exhibition in the Louvre's prestigious Grand Galerie and Horloge and Chapelle Rooms. Known for his unique images of architecture and interiors, Polidori exquisitely captures the process and inner workings of the arrival, set-up, and display of the artworks. Part photography monograph, part art history book, this unique publication reveals the hidden workings behind one of the most significant collaborative efforts among major museums in recent years.
Item Description:	Includes an essay by Sébastien Allard "Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Naples in Paris: The Louvre hosts the Museo di Capodimonte,' presented at the Musée du Louvre June 2023-January 2024"--Colophon.
Physical Description:	103 pages : color illustrations ; 34 x 30 cm
ISBN:	9780847873913 0847873919