Travel Pick: Art and Archaeology in Switzerland
Italian Painting from the Renaissance to the XVIIIth Century

Italian Painting from the Renaissance to the XVIIIth Century: Treasures of the Accademia Carrara in Bergame SWITZERLAND LAUSANNE  •  Fondation de l’Hermitage  •  27 June - 26 October 2008   This 2008 summer show is devoted to the prestigious collection of Italian paintings from the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, founded in 1796 by Count Giacomo Carrara, collector, patron and connoisseur of the world of arts. Bringing together around a hundred masterpieces from the 15th to the 18th centuries, the exhibition will focus on artists from the schools of Venice (Giovanni Bellini, Carpaccio, Titien, Canaletto), Florence (Botticelli) and Bergamo (Lotto, Baschenis). The exceptional selection will be further enhanced by paintings by other great Renaissance masters such as Pisanello, Fra Angelico or Raphaël. Fondation de l’Hermitage Web Site Contact: Fondation de l’Hermitage 2, route du Signal CH - 1000 Lausanne 8 Tel: (41) 21 320 50 01 email this item to a friend