Pinacoteca dell’Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti

Founded in 1837 at the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti, the Albertina Art Gallery It was founded with an educational purpose, as evidenced by its two original collections: the picture gallery of the’Archbishop Mossi of Morano, with over two hundred paintings, and the Sixty Gaudenzian cartoons from the 16th century, donated by Carlo Alberto. Both collections were intended to contribute to the pupils’ artistic education.

The first five rooms house paintings from the Mossi di Morano collection, featuring works by Filippo Lippi, Martino Spanzotti and Defendente Ferrari, Caravaggist painters such as Bartolomeo Cavarozzi and Mattia Preti, Flemish and Italian masters of the 17th century and landscape painters of the 17th and 18th centuries. The next room displays copies of masterpieces by Caravaggio, Guido Reni and Rubens, a testament to the artistic models celebrated by the academic tradition.

The exhibition continues with works by teachers and students of the Academy from the 18th century to the early 20th century, notably including the collection of paintings by Giacomo Grosso.

The tour ends with the Gaudenzian cartoons, one of the world’s most important collections of 16th-century drawings. The soft lighting, essential for the preservation of works on paper, envelops the room in an evocative atmosphere and allows visitors to admire these precious masterpieces at close quarters.