A major exhibition for the first time in Naples on Edgar Degas, which also highlights the bond between the Impressionist painter and the city of Naples, from life in his grandfather’s palace in Piazza del Gesù to his first studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples
In the great hall of the refectory Monumental complex of San Domenico Maggiore in Naples from January 14 to April 10, 2023 the big exhibition “Degas’ return to Naples” what suggests Furthermore 100 works by the great French impressionist Edgar Degas.
In San Domenico Maggiore we find many drawings including the important one “Portrait of Eugene Manet”, and then monotypes, engravings, sculptures, documents, photographs that show us the entire creative path of Degas, but also a photographic overview of all the works that Degas created in Naples and on Naples.
Tickets for the exhibition “Degas the return to Naples”
The exhibition dedicated to Degas in Naples is a unique opportunity to admire the works of one of the greatest Impressionist artists. Buy your ticket now and be mesmerized by the beauty and craftsmanship of this great artist.
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Edgar Degas lived in Naples for a long time
The great French artist Edgar Degas who is also named the painter of the dancerswas very attached to the city of Naples, where he lived as a young man where he took his first steps as an artist by attending the Academy of Fine Arts. Degas lived in Naples a Lower Trinity Majornear Piazza del Gesù Nuovo, in the historic Palazzo Pignatelli di Monteleone bought by his grandfather, the banker Renè Hilaire Degas, who moved to Naples after the French Revolution, where he married a Neapolitan and had his children, including Auguste, Edgar’s father.
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The palace is still in Naples today Palazzo Pignatelli di Monteleone means or “Palazzo d’o gas” in memory of the old French owner. As a young man, the painter often stayed in the castleas recalled by a plaque at the entrance, but also in summer in a large villa in San Rocco di Capodimonte, where Edgar Degas painted some works that are now famous in the mid-19th century.
The great exhibition in San Domenico Maggiore
The show wants represent a hypothetical “return” of the artist to the city which certainly contributed to its creation and its definitive arrival in the world of art. In San Domenico Maggiore over 100 works, some of them important, with monotypes from the Maison Tellier series, original monotypes of the cardinal family by Degas, printed by Ambroise Vollard, and many facsimile drawings from Ludovic Halévy’s Carnet, two partly valuable sculptures, engravings, paintings and Drawings depicting ballerinas. You won’t be missing either reproductions and projections to show visitors the personal and artistic biography of the French painter and sculptor.
The grandfather’s portrait is also on display Rene Hilaire DeGasmade during his stay in Naples, and also Photographs of the family palace in Naples with a section dedicated to Degas’ passion for photography, with photos by Bibliotheque Nationale de France.
Degas return to Naples: Prices, times and dates
- When: from January 14 to April 10, 2023
- timetables: from Monday to Friday: 09:30 – 19:30; Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 09:30 – 20:30
- Where is it: Dining Room – Monumental Complex of San Domenico Maggiore, Naples
- ticket price: about 15 euros online ticketing: ticketone.it
- Contacts and information: Return of Degas to Naples
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