Bellini, Botticelli, Titian – 500 years of Italian Art

Lovers of Italian art in a spectacular setting should head up the M40 to Compton Verney in Warwickshire. 

This gem of a gallery is the only English host to ‘Bellini, Botticelli, Titian – 500 years of Italian Art` - a touring exhibition which celebrates 40 highlights from the City of Glasgow’s outstanding collection of Italian paintings.

A mini-tour of the art of the Italian Renaissance and Baroque, the exhibition includes devotional pieces – public and private, secular and historical paintings.

Highlights include ‘The Annunciation’ by Botticelli, a serene ‘Virgin and Child’ by Giovanni Bellini, Titian’s ‘Christ and the Adulteress’, a lyrical canvas by Andrea Casali – ‘The Triumph of Galatea’ and Luiga da Rios’s ‘Overlooking a canal’.

Allow plenty of time to look around the museum’s permanent collection of Neapolitan works from 1600 to 1800 and their fine collection of British Folk Art.

A few of the Folk Art pieces, including a wonderful tray by Alfred Wallis, currently hang alongside contemporary works as part of the museum’s ‘Outside In’ exhibition – a national project designed to support artists who struggle to get noticed and be part of the art world.

And don’t miss Compton Verney’s Marx-Lambert galleries - expertly redisplayed to show off her striking designs which include the 1940’s London Underground upholstery.

‘Bellini, Botticelli, Titian – 500 years of Italian Art’ is on display until 23^rd June 2013. ‘Outside In’ is on display until 15^th December 2013. Compton Verney is open Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays from 11am to 5pm from now until 15^th December.  For more information and tickets visit visit  www.comptonverney.org.uk or call 01926 465500.