The Knight in Pink - Peter J. Spoerer

The exhibition “Moroni (1521-1580). I definitely didn’t want to miss A Portrait of His Time” (December 6, 2023 – April 1, 2024) in the Galleria d’Italia, Milan.

Since 2019 I have been working intensively with Giovanni Battista Moroni (* between 1521 and 1524 in Albino near Bergamo; † around 1580) and have been enthusiastic about his works ever since.

Of course, what impressed me most was the mysterious painting “The Tailor”. It is now in the National Gallery in London.

This very famous painting can also be seen in Milan.

This photo shows another very famous, fascinating painting by Moroni: The “Knight in Pink” from 1560. It shows the nobleman Gian Gerolamo Grumelli.

This very famous painting is on loan from the Palazzo Moroni in Bergamo,

I will definitely plan a visit to Bergamo again on one of my next stays in Italy.

In Moroni’s paintings, the motifs often seem very lively, close to life. and seem to reflect snapshots.

The current exhibition, which unfortunately is coming to an end soon, is wonderfully put together and presented.

Maybe my little series has made some of you aware of Moroni.

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