The exhibition seeks to present to the  public the development of art in Italy during the 16th and 17th century, through paintings by Titian, the meditations of Annibale Carracci on Venetian painting, and the artistic aspirations of Pietro da Cortona.

A total of 24 paintings are on loan to Athens from major Museums and Institutions of Italy, seven of them works from the hand of the great Venetian artist Tiziano Vecellio.