Fontanesi – The Light and Spiritual Landscapes of Italy
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo
Starts 10/17
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The 19th-century Italian painter Antonio Fontanesi (1818–1882) devoted his entire career to landscape painting. Spending time in Switzerland, France, Britain, and other parts of Europe, he created distinctive poetic landscapes, drawing inspiration from the Barbizon School and other artists such as J. M. W. Turner. In 1869, he was appointed professor of landscape painting at an art academy in Turin. In 1876, at the age of 58, he accepted an invitation to teach at the new government-sponsored Kōbu Bijutsu Gakkō (Art School of the Imperial College of Engineering) in Tokyo. Over the next two years, before his return to Turin, his students included prominent early Western-style painters such as Asai Chū. This exhibition, organized in collaboration with the Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GAM) and the Turin Museums Foundation, offers an overview of Fontanesi’s oeuvre spanning the breadth of his career. It also sheds light on his legacy, as reflected in the works of his Japanese disciples and contemporary and later Italian artists, demonstrating the full scope of his impact on the art world.
Schedule | Oct 17 (Sat) 2026-Jan 24 (Sun) 2027 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | TBD | ||||
| Website | https://mimt.jp/exhibition/#Fontanesi | ||||
| Venue | Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo http://mimt.jp/english/index.html | ||||
| Location | 2-6-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit 1 at Nijubashimae Station on the Chiyoda line, 5 minute walk from the Marunouchi South exit of JR Tokyo Station, 5 minute walk from the Kokusai Forum exit of JR Yurakucho Station. | ||||
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