Incontri-Encounters

In 1902 the Italian government purchased the
extraordinary Gallery Borghese. The centennial celebration
of the acquisition of this historical palazzo will conclude
with an unprecedented event in Italy: the project Face to
face which brings together ancient art, contemporary art
and the art of restoration. Face to face is about the
coexistence and the dialogue between seven Italian
masters and seven masterpieces of the past (five of which
are being restored for the occasion) belonging to the
Gallery Borghese and presented to the public for the first
time. The encounters are between: Carla Accardi and
Giovanni Bellini (Madonna with Baby); Francesco
Clemente and Raffaello (Portrait of a Man) Enzo Cucchi
and Peter Paul Rubens (Head of an Apostle); Jannis
Kounellis and Caravaggio (David and Goliath); Luigi Ontani
and Annibale Carracci (Portrait of a Man), Mimmo Paladino
and Antonello da Messina (Portrait of a Man), Giulio Paolini
and Perugino (Saint Sebastian).