From 10 April, the popular exhibition ‘Il Cavalier Malosso. Un artista cremonese alla corte dei Farnese’ narrates the figure of the artist Giovan Battista Trotti, known as Malosso.
The exhibition becomes an opportunity to discover the eclecticism and talent of this character, who left a mark of his work in Piacenza, Cremona and Parma.
The Ducal Chapel of Palazzo Farnese houses the so-called Salazar Triptych, a work commissioned by Don Diego Salazar, a leading figure of the time, originally composed of three canvases: the central altarpiece, with the Adoration of the Shepherds (1595) and now owned by the Banca di Piacenza, and the two side panels with Saints Sebastian and Diego d'Alcalà, recently re-emerged on the antiques market from 10 April to 13 July.
Moreover, in the city it is possible to discover works by the same artist in Palazzo Farnese; in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at the Church of San Francesco; in the church of San Giovanni in Canale and Sant'Agostino, which today houses a private gallery.
Outside the city, the artist's works can be admired in Monticelli d'Ongina at San Lorenzo, where there are depictions of St. Lucy, St. Cecilia and St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Jerome and the Transit of St. Joseph. The exhibition crosses provincial borders with an exhibition dedicated to the Malosso workshop in Cremona and with exceptional openings of the Ducal Palace (Carabinieri headquarters) in Parma. Details will be soon available.
