Almost five centuries after its construction, the August 28, 2024 the ceiling that Giorgio Vasari painted for Palazzo Corner Spinelli in Venice will be unveiled to the public, finally completely recomposed.
The panels that made up the coffered ceiling were dispersed starting from the end of the eighteenth century, but in the last forty years the State has committed to acquire them and return them to Venice. The eight panels, today all collected at the Gallerie dell’Accademia, reassembled together for the first time, will become part of the permanent exhibition of the museum in a room dedicated to them.
The subject of the five main panels are the Allegories of the Virtueswith the center CharityWhile Wedding ring, Hope, Justice And Patience occupy the side compartments. In the corners are depicted three Cherubs with tablesthe fourth is unfortunately lost.
The works include the Suicide of Judasformerly in the Casa Vasari Museum in Arezzo, from where it came to the Galleries after it was recognized as belonging to the Corner Spinelli ceiling. The work is in fact a fragment
cut of theAllegory of Hopepurchased in 2017.
INAUGURATION
The inauguration of the hall will take place Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at the hours 17.00with guided tours curated by restorers and art historians of the Galleries.
To the 7.30pm a will take place concert of Renaissance music performed by the instrumental and vocal ensemble of the ancient music department of the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory of Venice.
Concert program:
Anonymous 16th century The Traitor Pavane and Vigorous
Jacques Arcadelt (1507 – 1568) Oh my happy eyes Madrigal
Francis from Milan (? – ?) Fantasy or rather, toccata for lute, Milan, circa 1536
Marcian apograph A knight of Spain
Diego Ortiz (1525 – after 1570) Searched for by the tenor of Spain Rome 1553
Jacques Arcadelt (1507 – 1568) The white and sweet swan Madrigal 1541 Venice
Marcian apograph I find myself, sadly, with a wounded heartor instrumental
Adrian Willaert Old ladybirds Villanelle
Instrumental and vocal ensemble of the Department of Ancient Music of the B. Marcello Conservatory of Venice
Lorenzo Bellagamba voice
Annachiara Mondin recorder
Alvise Zanella lute
Marcello Alemanno viola da gamba
Federico Tommasi viola da gamba
Cristiano Contadin viola da gamba and direction
After the concert, guided tours will resume.
The event is part of the initiative An evening at the museum: we will remain open until 23.15 (last entry 22.15)
Carlo Franza