A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600鈥�1750
Some of the greatest art you鈥檝e never seen was created four centuries ago in the Republic of Genoa. There, celebrated foreigners (Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Pierre Puget) mixed with brilliant but lesser-known locals (Bernardo Strozzi, Valerio Castello, Gregorio De Ferrari) to create a singularly rich expression of the baroque鈥攄ynamic, exuberant, and innovative in its synthesis of styles and subjects. Much remains private to this day, particularly Genoa鈥檚 spectacular interior frescoes. This vibrant period begins with Rubens鈥� initial visits just after 1600 and ends with the death of the eccentric local painter Alessandro Magnasco in 1749. The city鈥檚 nickname鈥擫a Superba鈥攑ersists to this day.
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Some of the greatest art you鈥檝e never seen was created four centuries ago in the Republic of Genoa. There, celebrated foreigners (Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Pierre Puget) mixed with brilliant but lesser-known locals (Bernardo Strozzi, Valerio Castello, Gregorio De Ferrari) to create a singularly rich expression of the baroque鈥攄ynamic, exuberant, and innovative in its synthesis of styles and subjects. Much remains private to this day, particularly Genoa鈥檚 spectacular interior frescoes. This vibrant period begins with Rubens鈥� initial visits just after 1600 and ends with the death of the eccentric local painter Alessandro Magnasco in 1749. The city鈥檚 nickname鈥擫a Superba鈥攑ersists to this day.
Artists on show
- Alessandro Magnasco
- Anthony van Dyck
- Antonio Maria Maragliano
- Bartolomeo Biscaino
- Bernardo Strozzi
- Domenico Piola
- Filippo Parodi
- Francesco Solimena
- Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
- Giulio Cesare Procaccini
- Gregorio de Ferrari
- Orazio Gentileschi
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Pierre Puget
- Simon Vouet
- Valerio Castello
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