A view of the exhibition "The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Titian and the Venetian Renaissance from the Uffizi", at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Nov 2, 2023. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
HONG KONG – Dozens of Venetian paintings from the collection of Italy’s world-renowned Uffizi Galleries made their debut in Hong Kong on Friday, with many of them on display for the first time in Asia.
Featuring 50 prestigious works by Renaissance leading painters Titian and other Venetian School masters, the exhibition titled The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Titian and the Venetian Renaissance from the Uffizi is being held at the Special Gallery of the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Beginning on Friday, the event will run through Feb 28 next year.
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During the Renaissance, Venice was one of the most important trading and cultural hubs in the world. The Venetian School, a major art style during the late 15th century to the 16th century, has sprung from the Italian city surrounded by winding canals.
A view of the exhibition "The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Titian and the Venetian Renaissance from the Uffizi", at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Nov 2, 2023. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
"Flora" by Titian is on display at the exhibition "The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Titian and the Venetian Renaissance from the Uffizi", at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Nov 2, 2023. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
The exhibition is the second collaboration between HKMoA and Uffizi since the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding in 2019 as part of Hong Kong’s efforts to burnish its global culture hub status
At the exhibition, Hong Kong’s audience will be able to savor the beauty and exquisiteness of the Venetian paintings of Titian and a generation of great artists such as Giorgione, Tintoretto and Paolo Veronese.
A slew of classical works can be seen, including Titian's Flora, Giorgione's Moses Undergoing Trial by Fire, Tintoretto's Venus, Cupid and Vulcan and Veronese's Baptism of Christ.
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On display are portraits and works of biblical and mythological subjects, enabling the audience to immerse in the artistic world of the Venetian School of painting.
The HKMoA also invited local artists Leung Chi Wo and Chan Kwan-lok to draw inspiration from the Venetian School and create their artworks.
"Baptism of Christ" by Paolo Veronese is on display at the exhibition "The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Titian and the Venetian Renaissance from the Uffizi", at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Nov 2, 2023. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
"Madonna of Mercy" by Titian is on display at the exhibition "The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Titian and the Venetian Renaissance from the Uffizi", at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Nov 2, 2023. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
Eike Schmidt (left), Director of Uffizi Galleries in Italy, Raistlin Lau Chun (second right), Acting Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, and other guests tour the exhibition "The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Titian and the Venetian Renaissance from the Uffizi", at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Nov 2, 2023. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
The exhibition is the second collaboration between HKMoA and Uffizi since the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding in 2019 as part of Hong Kong’s efforts to burnish its global culture hub status.
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“The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is committed to strengthening the city's position as an East-meets-West center for international cultural exchange,” Raistlin Lau Chun, acting secretary for culture, sports and tourism, said at the opening ceremony on Thursday.
