Monet, Van Gogh, Kandinsky, Mondrian: in less than eighty years, between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, European painting moves from direct observation of nature to the dissolution of reality. An exhibition at Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara - 'From Monet to Van Gogh to Kandinsky. New Perspectives on Nature and Modernity', from 19 September to 10 January - reconstructs these transformations: at the heart of the narrative, the landscape, both natural and urban, and modern life become the vantage point of an era in which the relationship between the artist and the visible world is radically redefined, paving the way for new modes of perception and representation of reality. The exhibition is organised by the Fondazione Ferrara Arte in collaboration with the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam and the Gallerie d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Ferrara.
The exhibition itinerary brings together 120 works including paintings, drawings and prints, largely drawn from the collections of the Dutch museum, alongside a selection from Italian public and private collections. The exhibition reflects a season rich in ferment, experimentation and talent, through the works of the great protagonists of modern European painting. Divided into nine chapters, the journey retraces the key stages in the evolution of painting between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, beginning with the birth of the naturalist sensibility of the Barbizon School, founded on direct observation of the landscape.
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