The Al Thani Collection at the Hôtel de la Marine hosts a selection of exceptional loans from the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti at the Ca’ d’Oro, Venice, which is currently under restoration.
Ca’ d’Oro: Masterpieces of the Renaissance in Venice presents a selection of more than 70 works by the greatest artists of the Venetian Renaissance including medals by Gentile Bellini and Pisanello, paintings by Paris Bordon, Tintoretto, and Titian, and sculptures by Tullio Lombardo, Andrea Riccio, Jacopo Sansovino and Alessandro Vittoria. For the first time in over a century, Andrea Mantegna’s ‘Saint Sebastian’ – the heart of the collection and the artist’s final masterpiece – leaves its home on the Grand Canal to go on show on the Place de la Concorde.
A gem of Late Gothic architecture, the Ca’ d’Oro is one of the most widely admired palazzi in Venice and is famed for its iconic façade and spectacular decor. Since 1927, the building has been home to a national museum, the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti, where the prized collections donated by Baron Giorgio Franchetti (1865-1922), together with additions from the Italian State, reflect the rich and varied visual culture of Venice with a specific focus on the Renaissance.