Spazio espositivo Pietro Canonica
Room in the Palazzo del Comune of Stresa devoted to the plaster and marble sculptures donated to the town by Pietro Canonica, portraitist of the European aristocracy.
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About the museum
The sculptor Pietro Canonica (Moncalieri 1869 – Rome 1959) trained in Turin’s academic circles and became famous as a portraitist of the European aristocracy and upper middle class, combining verist concerns with trends of Symbolism. He received commissions for commemorative monuments in Italy, the Balkans, Turkey and Russia, and also distinguished himself as an opera composer.
From 1898 he spent seventeen years in Stresa, thanks to his friendship with the Duchess of Genoa, mother of Queen Margherita di Savoia, whose regular guest he was at the villa on the lake. Over more than three decades he created several bronze monuments for the town.
In 1953 Canonica gave the municipality of Stresa a collection of plasters and marbles, to be displayed in a room dedicated to him. After an initial display in the Palazzo dei Congressi, the restored sculptures are now shown in a room specially fitted out in the Palazzo del Comune.
Highlights
- Plasters and marbles donated by Pietro Canonica in 1953
- Dedicated room in the Palazzo del Comune of Stresa
- Portraits and sculptures by an artist linked to the Savoy court
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Sculture di Pietro Canonica – Collection of plasters and marbles donated by the artist to the municipality of Stresa in 1953, displayed in a dedicated room in the Palazzo del Comune.
- Operated by
- Comune di Stresa
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,609
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
A separate entrance is available for people with disabilities.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | School classes are admitted in groups of up to 20 people. |
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