Friday, September 15, 2017

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (GNAM) or National Gallery of Modern Art, Palazzo delle Belle Arti (Palace of Fine Arts), Via delle Belle Arti, Rome

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (GNAM) or National Gallery of Modern Art
Palazzo delle Belle Arti (Palace of Fine Arts) by Cesare Bazzani, 1915
Via delle Belle Arti
Rome, April 2013

“The current building, the Palazzo delle Belle Arti (Palace of Fine Arts) at Via delle Belle Arti, 113 (near the Etruscan Museum) was designed by prominent Italian architect Cesare Bazzani. It was completed between 1911 and 1915. The facade features exterior architectural friezes by sculptors Ermenegildo Luppi, Adolfo Laurenti, and Giovanni Prini, with four figures of Fame holding bronze wreaths, sculpted by Adolfo Pantaresi and Albino Candoni. The museum was expanded by Bazzani in 1934, and again in 2000 by architects Diener & Diener.” (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Wikipedia)