The Museum of the Innocents in Florence hosts the great Dutch master and engraver, Maurits Cornelis Escher, who will remain in Tuscany with the exhibition “Escher” until May 7, 2023.
Escher has become one of the most reassessed and beloved artists worldwide in recent years, with exhibitions dedicated to him often breaking visitor records.
Born in 1898 in Holland, Escher first visited Italy in 1922, where he later moved and lived for a long time, traveling from north to south and representing it in many of his works.
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Escher in Italy
Escher during his stay in Italy visited Sicily, Calabria, Campania, then Rome and also Tuscany, particularly Pisa, Siena, and San Gimignano.
Italy is also the country where he met Jetta Umiker, who would become his wife in 1924.
The Museum of the Innocents in Florence celebrates, thanks to the exhibition organized by Arthemisia, his restless and reserved genius, capable of creating – through engravings and lithographs – a unique, magnificent, and impossible world, where art, mathematics, science, physics, and design come together.
This is a rich anthology distributed in 200 works, including the most representative works that made him famous worldwide and that tell of his creativity with the most iconic productions: Hand with Reflecting Sphere, Bond of Union, Metamorphosis II, Day and Night, and the series of Emblemata, all belonging to the common imagery related to the great artist.
The exhibition of Escher represents the first major exhibition within the monumental complex – designed by Filippo Brunelleschi – that houses the Museum.
Originally intended to display the artworks of the ancient Hospital, the Museum of the Innocents has been transformed into a path that allows visitors to discover a unique cultural heritage in the world, deeply linked to the activities carried out in the past for children who could not be raised by their families of origin.
Between history, art, and architecture, the Museum’s collection presents works acquired through donations or following the merger of other welfare institutions and contains masterpieces by prominent artists including Domenico Ghirlandaio, Luca and Andrea della Robbia, Sandro Botticelli, and Piero di Cosimo, as well as artists who grew up at the Innocents and were introduced to painting by the prior Vincenzo Borghini, such as Vincenzo Ulivieri, Giovan Battista Naldini, and Francesco Morandini.
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