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Giovanni Bellini (1434/39 – 1516), Allegory of Producence or Vanity, 1490 ca., oil on canva, 32 x 22 cm, Venice, Gallerie dell’Accademia, inv. 595c
Exhibition
Corpi moderni.
4 Apr 2025 – 27 Jul 2025
Regular hours
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Monday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Address
- Salizada Streta 368, Castello
- Venice
Veneto - 30122
- Italy
About
The Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia are pleased to announce the upcoming major exhibition Corpi moderni. The Making of the Body in Renaissance Venice. Leonardo, Michelangelo, Dürer, Giorgione. Leonardo, Michelangelo, Dürer, Giorgione, open to the public from April 4 to July 27, 2025.
Curated by Giulio Manieri Elia, Guido Beltramini, and Francesca Borgo, the exhibition offers a fascinating exploration of the conception of the human body that emerged in Renaissance Venice, spanning art, science, and material culture. Corpi moderni delves into how, for the first time, the body was conceived as a field of scientific investigation, an object of desire, and a means of self-expression. The Renaissance marks a turning point where the body is no longer merely a biological entity but a cultural construct, shaped by science, art, and social conventions.
The exhibition brings together extraordinary works of art, some presented in Italy for the first time, including drawings, paintings, and sculptures from the most prestigious international and national museums and collections. Masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Albrecht Dürer, Titian, Giorgione, and Giovanni Bellini are featured alongside scientific instruments, anatomical models, books, garments, miniatures, and everyday objects.
