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Botticelli Special Exhibition La Bella Simonetta
Marubeni Gallery
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Sandro Botticelli
This exhibition is the third to commemorate the opening of the Marubeni Gallery and features Botticelli’s La Bella Simonetta. This work, the only tempera painting by the artist currently located in Japan, has been carefully housed by Marubeni in its collection for 53 years since it was imported from the UK in 1969.
The painting found its way to Japan after traveling through Italy, France, Britain, Germany, and then back to Britain. As Botticelli was largely forgotten by history for more than 300 years until his rediscovery in the mid-19th century, very few of his works can be traced back to the early 19th century with documentation, making La Bella Simonetta extremely rare in this respect.
The 570th anniversary of Simonetta’s birth will be celebrated on January 28, 2023, during the exhibition period. Therefore, in this exhibition, we have tried to reveal the exquisite appeal of both the painting and its model, Simonetta herself, in detail, while tracing the provenance of the painting in chronological order with the aid of documentation and through multi-angled investigations.
The painting found its way to Japan after traveling through Italy, France, Britain, Germany, and then back to Britain. As Botticelli was largely forgotten by history for more than 300 years until his rediscovery in the mid-19th century, very few of his works can be traced back to the early 19th century with documentation, making La Bella Simonetta extremely rare in this respect.
The 570th anniversary of Simonetta’s birth will be celebrated on January 28, 2023, during the exhibition period. Therefore, in this exhibition, we have tried to reveal the exquisite appeal of both the painting and its model, Simonetta herself, in detail, while tracing the provenance of the painting in chronological order with the aid of documentation and through multi-angled investigations.
Schedule | Dec 1 (Thu) 2022-Jan 31 (Tue) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults and University Students ¥500, High School Students and Under free. | ||||||
| Venue | Marubeni Gallery https://www.marubeni.com/gallery/  | ||||||
| Location | 3F Marubeni Bldg., 1-4-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 | ||||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit 3a at Takebashi Station on the Tozai line. 6 minute walk from exit C2b at Otemachi Station on the Chiyoda line. 7 minute walk from exit A9 at Jimbocho Station on the Toei Shinjuku and Mita lines or Hanzomon line. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-3282-2111 | ||||||
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