May 16, 2026
Landscape in Italian Painting
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, USA
Italy’s inclusion of nature in painting, as worthy of depiction, will be examined in terms of color and form. Selected masters who were instrumental in the use of landscape as backdrop in their compositions, even before nature was an important genre, in the hierarchy of art, include: Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Lotto, Veronese, Annibale Caracci, Tiepolo, among others, as on display.
The tour will be led by Art Historian and artist, Dr. Angela Puglisi (M.F.A., M.A., Ph.D). Her background includes 25 years as Professorial Lecturer, Art & Culture at Georgetown University SCS; Lecturer in the Smithsonian Associates Program & Lecturer, The Catholic University of America, SCS. Dr. Puglisi works are in private collections, in the USA and abroad. She has exhibited her works at the Dulles Marriot, Ritz Carlton, Neiman Marcus Galleria, Via Umbria, Georgetown and Washington Gallery among other venues. Selected paintings are located in the permanent collection, Italian American Museum in Washington, D.C.
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