The Corsini Collection: A Window on Renaissance Florence

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The Corsini Collection: A Window on Renaissance Florence

New exhibition opens at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
The Corsini Collection: A Window on Renaissance Florence opens Saturday 2 September at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki with a stimulating programme of special Italian events.
Drawn from the extensive private art collection of the eminent Corsini family in Florence, Italy, the exhibition features Renaissance and Baroque painting by renowned artists such as Botticelli, Caravaggio, Andrea del Sarto, Pontormo and Tintoretto.
Auckland Art Gallery Director Rhana Devenport says it is a privilege to bring this remarkable collection to New Zealand.”Our audiences will love the opulent history of The Corsini Collection, a family made famous by great ancestors such as Saint Andrew and Pope Clement XII.”

Exhibition details:
The Corsini Collection: A Window on Renaissance Florence
When: Saturday 2 September 2017 to Sunday 21 January 2018
10am – 5pm daily except Christmas Day
Where: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Corner Kitchener and Wellesley Streets
Auckland, New Zealand
Pricing:
Adult: $19
Concession: $15
Family pass: $60 (two adults and two concessions)
Children 12 and under: Free
Auckland Art Gallery Members: Free

pictured: Anton Domenico Gabbiani, Glorification of the Corsini Family:
Sketch for the Ceiling Fresco of the Presentation Room of the
Palazzo 1694–95, oil on canvas, Florence, Galleria Corsini

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