"Homecoming. Recovered artworks of the Thun Collection”, Cappella Vantini, Trento

Members of the Thun family painted by masters of the Venetian and Lombard avantgarde 

[ Castello del Buonconsiglio. Monumenti e collezioni provinciali, donazione Bertold Thunn – Hohenstein]

The exhibition “Homecoming. Recovered artworks of the Thun Collection”, mounted in the Chapel Vantini of Palazzo Thun, focuses on some fine works of art belonging to the collection of Count Matteo Thun (1812-1892), who commissioned them for the palace in Trento and for Vigo di Ton castle. They were acquired by the Autonomous Province of Trento in December 2013, and now they “come back home” in the family chapel, where visitors will 'meet' the members of the Thun family - painted by masters of the Venetian and Lombard avantgarde - and enjoy the echo of superior conversations gifted with cultural interests and political passion.

Emanuela Rollandini - exhibition curator

04/12/2014

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Trento, via orne

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Thun castle

Built in the 1250s, it was the main residence of the Thun family. It was open to the public in 2010, and is nowadays one of the venues of the Castello del Buonconsiglio Museum. 

Buonconsiglio Castle

The Buonconsiglio Castle is the largest and most important monumental complex of the Trentino Alto Adige region. It was the residence of the prince-bishops of Trento from the 13th century to the end of the 18th century. Castelvecchio is the oldest nucleus; the Magno Palazzo is the 16th century expansion and is one of the most sumptuous Renaissance-style palaces in Italy.