Masterpieces of Italian Painting. The Alana Collection.
Mercator Fund| N° d'inventaire | 22393 |
| Format | 24.5 x 29 |
| Détails | 216 p., hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9789462301481 |
Recognized by specialists as one of the largest collections of ancient Italian art in private hands, the Alana Collection was assembled by a couple of enlightened amateurs: Alvaro Saieh and Ana Guzmán, whose first names are combined to form the name Alana. Passionate about the great Italian masters of the Gothic and Renaissance periods, they created a unique collection, offering a comprehensive panorama of art from the 13th to the 15th century. Their collection has recently expanded to include 16th and 17th century painting, taking on a new dimension. Faithful to the original sensibility of its founders and echoing their exceptional collection of Italian paintings and sculptures, the Jacquemart-André Museum presents a selection of more than seventy-five masterpieces from the Alana Collection. The exhibition "The Alana Collection, Masterpieces of Italian Painting" thus highlights one of the most precious and secret private collections of Italian art and invites us to discover some of its treasures. Exhibited together for the first time and brought together in this catalogue, the paintings of Lorenzo Monaco, Uccello, Fra Angelico, Bellini, Carpaccio, Bronzino, Tintoretto, Veronese, Gentileschi and Manfredi present a striking summary of the great hours of Italian art, from the gold of the primitives to the chiaroscuro of the Caravaggesques.
Recognized by specialists as one of the largest collections of ancient Italian art in private hands, the Alana Collection was assembled by a couple of enlightened amateurs: Alvaro Saieh and Ana Guzmán, whose first names are combined to form the name Alana. Passionate about the great Italian masters of the Gothic and Renaissance periods, they created a unique collection, offering a comprehensive panorama of art from the 13th to the 15th century. Their collection has recently expanded to include 16th and 17th century painting, taking on a new dimension. Faithful to the original sensibility of its founders and echoing their exceptional collection of Italian paintings and sculptures, the Jacquemart-André Museum presents a selection of more than seventy-five masterpieces from the Alana Collection. The exhibition "The Alana Collection, Masterpieces of Italian Painting" thus highlights one of the most precious and secret private collections of Italian art and invites us to discover some of its treasures. Exhibited together for the first time and brought together in this catalogue, the paintings of Lorenzo Monaco, Uccello, Fra Angelico, Bellini, Carpaccio, Bronzino, Tintoretto, Veronese, Gentileschi and Manfredi present a striking summary of the great hours of Italian art, from the gold of the primitives to the chiaroscuro of the Caravaggesques.