Mostra “Rembrandt. Dipinti, incisioni e riflessi del ‘600 e ‘700 italiano”

The exhibition, which proposes a detailed analysis of the entire engraving work of the Dutch master, presents a compendium of various oil paintings to allow a comparison between the different forms of expression communicated by different techniques, in addition to some works by Italian authors inspired by Rembrandt.
The enjoyment of the engravings, where every line may represent a significant detail, requires close contact: for this reason, the works have been placed on lecterns tilted at 45° and supported by “fratino” benches, around one metre high and standing on slim legs. The lectern, set back by around twenty centimetres from the front edge of the bench so as to form a worktop, favours the immediate enjoyment by visitors, who can rest their elbows on the structure and observe with ease. The use of magnifying glasses handed out at the entrance increases the visual precision in analysing the details. The lighting is direct and concentrated on the works. On the benches, painted pale grey, the gold foil finish of the surface of the lecterns thus becomes a continuous light beam in the surrounding semi-darkness, also due to its capacity to diffuse light. In the area of the external thread of the benches, blue velvet curtains have been put up, which proportion the height of the volume to the visual band concerned and screen the lighting equipment.
The paintings, on the other hand, are hung on coloured false walls, in contrast with the white walls of the rooms, and illuminated with beam shaper equipment using halogen lamps with optics and power calibrated on the basis of the dimensions of the works. The captions placed beside the paintings consist of aluminium plates screwed to panels tilted at 30° and covered by an adhesive film and by a silkscreened polycarbonate plate with the texts in negative.