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Italian Treasures from the Calabria Region: Extended Through December 7

On view for the first time in the United States (at The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, (212) 685-0008) are ten extraordinary objects that highlight the splendid yet relatively little-known artistic achievements of Calabria, the southernmost part of the Italian peninsula and a crossroads of peoples and cultures for more than 2,700 years.

The objects on display represent two major periods: the region’s era as an important Greek colony (sixth- to fourth century B.C.) and the Baroque era (seventeenth–eighteenth centuries), when Calabria was an integral part of the vast Kingdom of Naples.  

On display in the Gilbert Court are five masterpieces of Greek-Roman art from the National Archaeological Museum in Reggio Calabria. The Bronze Head “from Basel” was part of a ship’s cargo of goods looted from the Carthaginians resident in nearby Sicily. The ship was wrecked between 415 and 385 B.C. The Bronze Head, whose features suggest a god or king, resurfaced in 1970 and was first exhibited in Italy in 1996. On display in the Rotunda of the McKim building are five exquisite Baroque silverworks, all used for liturgical purposes, on loan from churches owned by the Fondo Edifici per il Culto. These works include the Chalice Lamezia Terme (late seventeenth–early eighteenth century), which is decorated with eleven small sculptures including figures of Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Anthony of Padua, and Saint Bonaventure.
From the earliest times until today, the culture of Calabria has been vibrantly multi-ethnic, with indigenous traditions blending with those of colonizers and immigrants. The flourishing of the arts began in the eighth century B.C. with the arrival of the Greeks, who developed such an important civilization in the region that Calabria became known as Magna Graecia. A Jewish community, which is still active today, dates to antiquity. It endowed Calabria with one of the oldest synagogues in the West (fourth–sixth centuries in Bova Marina). An Albanian community, which reached Calabria in the fifteenth century, continues to maintain rites and customs that link it to the Greek Orthodox world.

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