Cesare Tallone (1853–1919), a highly successful artist, portraitist of Queen Margherita, and founder of one of the first schools of painting for women, is the protagonist of the exhibition WOMAN, MUSE, ARTIST. Portraits by Cesare Tallone between the 19th and 20th Centuries. Curated by Raffaele Campion, Silvia Capponi, Elena Lissoni, and Barbara Maria Savy, the exhibition will be hosted in the halls of Villa Bassi Rathgeb in Abano Terme (PD) from September 14, 2024, to January 12, 2025.
Abano Terme, June 28, 2024. Cesare Tallone (1853–1919), a highly successful artist, Director of the Carrara Academy in Bergamo, and professor of painting at the Brera Academy, as well as a portraitist of Queen Margherita and founder of one of the first schools of painting for women, is the focus of the exhibition WOMAN, MUSE, ARTIST. Portraits by Cesare Tallone between the 19th and 20th Centuries. Curated by Raffaele Campion, Silvia Capponi, Elena Lissoni, and Barbara Maria Savy, the exhibition will be hosted in the halls of Villa Bassi Rathgeb in Abano Terme (PD) from September 14, 2024, to January 12, 2025. The exhibition—entirely produced, organized, and promoted by the Municipality of Abano Terme through the Villa Bassi Rathgeb Museum—is the result of an in-depth study of the Museum's permanent collection, particularly the core works of Cesare Tallone. It places special emphasis on the artist's female portraiture, highlighting the role of women in Italian society between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Where
via Appia Monterosso 52, Abano Terme (PD)
