Pre-Raphaelites: A Modern Renaissance

Opening in February 2024 at the Musei di San Domenico in Forlì, near Bologna, is the exhibition Pre-Raphaelites: A Modern Renaissance. It will trace the profound impact of historical Italian art on the Pre-Raphaelite movement between the 1840s and 1920s by placing British works alongside their Italian prototypes. The art of Evelyn De Morgan and her uncle, John Roddam Spencer Stanhope, will form a crucial part of the exhibition’s narrative. The project will particularly intrigue English-speaking visitors by considering, for the first time, pieces by late 19th-century Italian artists inspired by their British forerunners. On view will be approximately 300 works of fine and decorative art borrowed from museums and private collections worldwide. The exhibition’s lead co-curators are Liz Prettejohn, Peter Trippi, and Francesco Parisi, and their fellow co-curators are Cristina Acidini, Tim Barringer, Stephen Calloway, Véronique Gerard-Powell, and Charlotte Gere.
On 21 April, for the first time publicly, Liz Prettejohn and Peter Trippi will offer an illustrated preview of this unique, one-venue-only project. Leading the conversation will be Sarah Hardy, Director of the De Morgan Museum.

[@aphrabenn3233]

Well, I think I’ll go and visit the exhibition in Forli. It’s bound to be amazing!

[@Silviafranzetti]

I visited the exibition: wonderfull. I loved particularly the tapestry work

[@JosaneSouza-f6p]

I visited the exhibition in earlyJune and I loved it. I was just a bit frustrated not to see an English version of the catalog. I wonder if there will be one in the future. Or maybe I didn't get the correct information. Will this extraordinary exhibition be shown in other cities?