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Brief thematic insights into temporary exhibitions and the Borghese collection
Beatrice Tomei – Poesia e Pittura nel Seicento – Marino | Part 1
What story lies behind the portrait of Giovan Battista Marino? In 1619 in Paris, the painter Frans Pourbus portrayed him as a poet of the court. He wears a ruff, cuffs and symbols of his prestige: the cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus and a book in his hand, perhaps an allusion to “L’Adone,” his masterpiece, published a few years later. Beatrice Tomei, co-curator of the exhibition “Poetry and Painting in the 17th Century. Giovan Battista Marino and the Marvelous Passion”, guides us in discovering the details and hidden meanings of this painting, suspended between art and literature. Don’t miss the chance to admire the portrait of the great 17th century poet and many other masterpieces.
