MILAN Palazzo Marino City of Milan

Perugino
The Baptism of Christ

5 December - 14 January

Even this year the municipality of Milan on the occasion of Christmas it offers all citizens a widespread exhibition, which starting from the work exhibited at Palazzo Marino it involves all nine Municipalities.

On the occasion of the celebrations for the five hundredth anniversary of the death of Perugino (Pietro Vannucci), the traditional installation in the Alessi Room will be dedicated to the great Master: free guided tours scheduled from 5 December to 14 January, discovering his masterpiece The Baptism of Christ.

Protagonists of the event also the other eight Municipalities, which from 11 December to 5 January will host one opera each in their reference libraries, participating in the large-scale exhibition project, aimed at recounting the theme of childhood and baptism in art.

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In the Alessi room a Palazzo Marino will be exposed The Baptism of Christ by Perugino, a fundamental work for understanding the success achieved by the great artist between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. An exceptional setup, designed to tell the public the context in which the work was born and its original destination, through physical and multimedia installations; The Baptism of Christ it was in fact designed to camp in the center of an important polyptych wanted by the friars of Sant'Agostino in Perugia for the main altar of their church.

The exhibition Perugian. The Baptism of Christ it is curated by Marco Pierini, Veruska Picchiarelli and Domenico Piraina; promoted by the Municipality of Milan - Culture, sponsored by the Perugino Committee 1523 - 2023, designed by Palazzo Reale, in collaboration with the National Gallery of Umbria, Gallerie d'Italia - Milan and the Libraries and Municipalities Area. Organized by Civita Mostre e Musei, institutional partner Intesa Sanpaolo, with the support of Rinascente. Catalog published by Skira Editore.

FREE GUIDED TOURS TO DISCOVER THE WORKS OF PERUGINO

Access to the exhibition at Palazzo Marino Perugian. The Baptism of Christ è free and includes guided tour conducted by art historians, who will accompany visitors inside Sala Alessi where Perugino's great masterpiece it is displayed inside a reproduction
of the original architectural structure of the polyptych.

A SUSTAINABLE EXHIBITION THAT CELEBRATES THE SACREDITY OF WATER

The scenographic exhibition project of the Perugino exhibition. The Baptism of Christ, curated by architects Franco Achilli and Luigi Ciuffreda, evokes the sacredness of water, the ultimate symbol of life, rebirth and purification.
Water is increasingly perceived as a fundamental resource by the collective conscience; to integrate this connotation and respect the environment, the setup is totally sustainable and completely recyclable.

The works of the Municipalities

In the other eight Municipalities of the City, the libraries will host important loans from the Gallery of Modern Art, the Museum of the Twentieth Century (Boschi Di Stefano collection) and the Casa Museo Boschi Di Stefano from 11 December 2023 to 5 January 2024: a journey through works of 'nineteenth and twentieth centuries, to contribute to the knowledge and valorisation of the city's heritage.
The common thread that unites the works of the widespread exhibition is the theme of baptism and childhood in art.

Adoration of the Magi - Adolfo Monticelli

Town Hall 2 - Crescenzago Library

Town Hall 3 - Valvassori Peroni Library

Town Hall 4 - Oglio Library

Town Hall 5 - Fra' Cristoforo Library

Holy Family - Giovanni Carnovali, known as Piccio

Town Hall 6 - Sant'Ambrogio Library

Madonna and Child with Saint John - Bertel Thordvalsen

Town Hall 7 - Baggio Library

Town Hall 8 - Gallaratese Library

Portrait of a Little Girl - Achille Funi

Town Hall 9 - Niguarda Library

Download the leaflet with the complete description of the works The widespread Christmas exhibition

Watch the video of the exhibition to find out more

Work location:

Milan, Palazzo Marino, Alessi Room

Piazza della Scala, 2

FREE ENTRY WITH FREE GUIDED TOURS

Date:

5 December 2023 - 14 January 2024

Opening hours to the public

Every day from 9.30 to 20.00

Festivity

7 December 2023 from 9.30pm to 12.00pm
24 and 31 December 2023 from 9.30 am to 18.00 pm
8 and 26 December 2023, 1 and 6 January 2024 from 9.30 am to 20.00 pm
25 December 2023 from 14.30pm to 18.30pm

Last admission half an hour before closing