Girolamo da Treviso or Monogrammista HIRT-TV, Sleeping Venus, 1515 circa, Oil on canvas, 130 × 213 cm, Rome, Galleria Borghese, Inv. 030

The exhibition curated by Guido Beltramini, Francesca Borgo and Giulio Manieri Elia at the Gallerie dell’Accademia presents an original research on the way in which the body was conceived, for the first time as a field of scientific investigation, an object of desire and a means of self-expression. The turning point in which the body began to be considered no longer just as a biological reality, but as a cultural construction, an element shaped by science, art and social conventions is marked by the Renaissance. The exhibition, divided into three large narrative chapters, brings together extraordinary works of art, some of which are presented in Italy for the first time, including drawings, paintings and sculptures from the most prestigious international and national museums and collections with masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci - whose famous Vitruvian Man will be exhibited -, Michelangelo, Albrecht Dürer, as well as Giovanni Bellini and Giorgione, alongside scientific instruments, anatomical models, books, clothes, miniatures and everyday objects.

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