27 June 2008 – 26 October 2008

Italian Painting - from the Renaissance to the XVIIIth Century

Treasures of the Accademia Carrara in Bergame

During the summer 2008, the Fondation de l’Hermitage is privileged to present the prestigious collection of Italian paintings from the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, founded in 1796 by Count Giacomo Carrara, collector, patron and connoisseur of the world of arts. Bringing together around a hundred masterpieces from the 15th to the 18th centuries, the exhibition will focus on artists from the schools of Venice (Giovanni Bellini, Carpaccio, Titien, Canaletto), Florence (Botticelli) and Bergamo (Lotto, Baschenis). The exceptional selection will be further enhanced by paintings by other great Renaissance masters such as Pisanello, Fra Angelico or Raphaël.

The exhibition is organized in partnership with the BDG Banque de Dépôt et de Gestion to mark its 75th anniversary.

Address

Fondation de l'Hermitage
Route du Signal 2
1018 Lausanne
phone +41 21 320 50 01
http://www.fondation-hermitage.ch

Opening Hours

Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Thursday - 9 p.m. , closed on Monday.

Description of the Museum

The Fondation de l'Hermitage is housed in a beautiful 19th-century residence and is devoted to holding temporary exhibitions on the fine arts.

The Fondation de l'Hermitage is surrounded by a magnificent park, permanently open to the public.

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