From March 07 to 29 June 2008. 130 works, including oil paintings, drawings and sculptures illustrate 40 years of activity by Auguste Renoir, starting from his famous journey to Italy in 1881. At the Victoriano Complex an important retrospective focusing on the groundbreaking effect a trip to Italy had on the works of 19th-century French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. When Renoir visited Italy from October 1881 to January 1882 had already moved from the Impressionism. The brief time he spent in Italy impressed him profoundly and influenced his work for ever.

”I milked Impressionism for all it was worth and I came to the conclusion that I couldn’t draw or paint,” Renoir wrote in 1880. During his voyage to Italy a year later he visited Rome, Venice, Florence, Naples, Capri and Palermo, where he was bowled over by the experience of seeing classical and Renaissance art close up.

The 130 pieces on showcase are from museums across the world and represent Renoir’s work after his trip to Italy, during the last 40 years of his life. Victoriano Complex - Via di San Pietro in Carcere Mon-thu 09,30-19,30; Fri and Sat 09,30-23,30; Sun 09,30-20,30. From the apartments in Rome of Palazzo Olivia you can reach the Victoriano Complex by Bus number 64 or just a 15 minuts walk.

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