Giovanni Antonio Bazzi 'Sodoma' — Conquering the Renaissance (Turin)

Giovanni Antonio Bazzi 'Sodoma' — Conquering the Renaissance

Venue: Museo di Arti Decorative Accorsi-Ometto, Via Po 55, Turin, Italy.

Dates: 31 March 2026 - 6 September 2026.

The Accorsi-Ometto Foundation presents a focused exhibition on Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Sodoma, highlighting his formative production and the intense artistic exchanges between Piedmont and central Italy at the turn of the Renaissance. The display includes more than fifty works, some presented for the first time or rarely loaned, from important public institutions and private collections.

Curators: Serena D’Italia, Luca Mana, Vittorio Natale. Scientific committee of specialists in the field.

Exhibition highlights:

• Early workshop pieces showing influences from Giovanni Martino Spanzotti.
• Sienese fresco cycles including Sant'Anna in Camprena (1503–1504) and the Monteoliveto cloister (1505–1508).
• Roman episodes supported by patron Agostino Chigi, and comparisons with contemporaries.
• Masterpieces on loan from institutions such as Pinacoteca di Brera, Galleria Borghese, the Vatican Museums and the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena.

Opening hours:

• Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00 - 18:00
• Thursday: 10:00 - 20:00
• Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 10:00 - 19:00
• Monday: closed
• Tickets desk closes 30 minutes before museum closing time.

Tickets (single ticket including museum entry):

• Full: €14.00
• Reduced: €12.00 (ages 19–26; over 65)
• Reduced: €10.00 (ages 11–18; agreements)
• Teachers reduced: €6.00
• Free: up to 10 years; holders of Museum Pass and Torino+Piemonte Card; ICOM members; people with disabilities + 1 companion; accredited journalists

Information and contacts:

• Phone: +39 011 837 688
• Email: [email protected]
• Check the Foundation's official site for updates and online ticketing.

This exhibition is a key opportunity to explore Sodoma’s contribution to late Quattrocento painting and the artistic networks connecting Piedmont, Siena and Rome. To ensure availability, check opening times and book tickets in advance when possible.