Focus | Hayez and the others
Works from the Fondazione Caritro collection
Exhibition - from sunday 27 mar 2022 | to sunday 01 may 2022
Francesco Hayez, “Venere che scherza con due colombe (Ritratto della ballerina Carlotta Chabert)”, 1830
Francesco Hayez, [Ballerina Carlotta Chabert as Venus], 1830, oil on canvas, Mart, Deposit of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Trento e Rovereto
Bartolomeo Bezzi, "Marina", 1900, Mart, Deposito Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Trento e Rovereto
Giovanni Segantini, "Ortensie", 1880 1882, Mart, Deposito Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Trento e Rovereto
- When
- from sunday 27 mar 2022 | to sunday 01 may 2022
- Cost
- General admission €11, discount admission €7 (ticket valid for all current exhibitions)
- Credits
- Curated by Alessandra Tiddia
- Where
- Mart Rovereto
- Type
- Exhibition
Canova and Hayez were the leading exponents of 19th century figurative culture in Italy. While Canova established the primacy of sculpture over the other arts, it was Hayez who subsequently re-established the status of painting as the primary art form. Hayez's Venus (Ballerina Carlotta Chabert as Venus), in particular, is seen as the pictorial response to Canova's extraordinary sculptures. It was commissioned by Count Girolamo Malfatti of Trento and embodies an ideal of feminine and erotic beauty, much like the plaster casts by Canova on the second floor of the Mart.
It became part of the museum collections in 2004, thanks to a deposit from the Fondazione Caritro, and is considered one of the Mart's greatest masterpieces. The painting is now presented alongside other exemplary works from the 19th century, including “Ortensie” (Hydrangeas) by Giovanni Segantini and "Marina" by Bartolomeo Bezzi – a testament to the richness of the Caritro collection.