“Vedova Tintoretto. In dialogue” – Dialogues between Renaissance and Informal, Palazzo Madama Turin

From September 19, 2025 to January 12, 2026, Palazzo Madama – Civic Museum of Ancient Art in Turin hosts a special exhibition that parallels the work of Jacopo Robusti, known as Tintoretto and Emilio Vedova.

The idea is to make apparently distant eras dialogue, revealing how Vedova has made the Renaissance master a point of reference, reworking themes, tensions and ways of expression with a contemporary look.

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Main information

Exhibition title: Vedova Tintoretto. In dialogue

Dates: September 19, 2025 – January 12, 2026

Location: Palazzo Madama – Civic Museum of Ancient Art, Piazza Castello, Turin

Curators: Gabriella Belli & Giovanni Carlo Federico Villa

Tickets and rates:

– Full admission + permanent collection: € 19.00

– Reduced: € 14.00 (students, over 65, etc.)

– Reduced minors (6-12 years): € 6.00

– Free admission for minors under 6 years old, disabled companion, Torino+Piemonte Card holders

Hours: 10:00 – 18:00 (closed on Tuesdays)

(Attention: special openings or festive closures may vary)

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What to see and why to visit

The exhibition includes about fifty masterpieces, including works by Tintoretto and Vedova compared.

Among the most prestigious loans:

• Self-portrait of Tintoretto from 1588, from the Musée du Louvre, a central canvas for the exhibition.

• The ancone of the Camerlenghi from the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice.

• Works from the Metamorphosis cycle kept at the Este Galleries of Modena.

The dialogue develops through historical and stylistic phases: from the youthful drawings of Vedova (from the 1930s), through his rereadings of Renaissance works (e.g. Multiplication of breads and fish, Crucifixion) until the 1980s.

An element of great impact is the monumental installation …in continuum, interpenetration/translations ’87/’88, composed of over a hundred assembled canvases, which occupies in a scenic way the Senate Chamber of the Kingdom of Italy.