Italian Renaissance

GUANGZHOU/ROME, June 22 ( tasteallchina ) -- Rising interest in Italian classical arts among the Chinese public has fueled a strong partnership between museums in China and Italy, with Italian Renaissance and Baroque styles particularly popular in the Asian country. A Caravaggio-themed exhibition organized by the Galleria Borghese wrapped up in Shanghai in April. Meanwhile, a collection of Renaissance masterpieces has been attracting significant attention in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. Called "Timeless Verses: Renaissance and Baroque Masterpieces from Galleria Borghese," the exhibition at the Guangdong Museum of Art features 55 original works by famous artists of the 16th and 17th centuries, such as Raphael, Rubens, and Titian. "Unlike the exhibition in Shanghai, in this collection we want to focus on the Renaissance period and the works of sixteenth-century artists," said Francesca Cappelletti, director of the Galleria Borghese. The works chosen for the exhibition represent a brilliant era in the artistic history of Italy and the world, said Valerio de Parolis, Consul General of Italy in Guangzhou. "In recent years we have had this possibility to show our works, partly because the museum had a period of restoration," Cappelletti added. It marks the first attempt by Guangdong Museum of…