Sarfatti and Beyond: The Twentieth Century in a Brescian Collection

Sarfatti and Beyond: The Twentieth Century in a Brescian Collection

An exhibition dedicated to the Italian Twentieth Century opens in Brescia, tracing the styles and figures that shaped early 20th-century painting. Organized by the Associazione Artisti Bresciani (AAB), the show brings together around thirty works from an important local private collection.

Opening: Saturday, 28 March 2026, 6:00 PM
Visiting period: from 28 March to 15 April 2026.

Venue: Associazione Artisti Bresciani (AAB), Vicolo delle Stelle 4, Brescia.

The exhibition commemorates the centenary of the 1926 Milan exhibition promoted by Margherita Sarfatti and expands the narrative to include artists who helped define the broader context of the movement. The works on display share a tendency toward formal balance and solidity, reflecting the wider European climate of the return to order.

Artists and exhibition highlights

The selection features, among others:

• Mario Sironi
• Anselmo Bucci
• Leonardo Dudreville
• Felice Casorati
• Ubaldo Oppi
• Piero Marussig
• Cagnaccio di San Pietro
• Mario Tozzi
• Corrado Cagli

The display, installed in the Romanino hall, provides both stylistic and critical perspectives on a period defined by a variety of approaches and debates about modernity.

Practical information

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 4:00–7:30 PM. Closed on Easter Sunday; special opening on Easter Monday.

The exhibition is curated by Lisa Cervigni, with a catalogue edited by Valentino Rubetti and essays by Mariavittoria Facchinelli and Rubetti. Thanks are due to the lenders whose generosity has enabled public access to these works.

For visitors and researchers, the show is a chance to revisit the complexities of the Italian Twentieth Century and to consider how diverse artistic voices negotiated the ideas of order and modernity.