THE CASE OF PIETRO DA CORTONA: True or False in The Johnston Collection with Simona Albanese

Pietro da Cortona worked extensively in Rome during the 1630s and 1640s, when he depicted his most famous artwork The Triumph of Divine Providence for Cardinal Barberini between 1633 and 1639.

This lecture will compare The Johnston Collection’s artwork to examples of the artist’s work of the same period in Rome, and attempt to establish if the work was produced by Cortona or one of his followers.

Simona Albanese completed her MA on Pietro da Cortona while working in several galleries in Rome. In New Zealand she has lectured and worked as curator, while in Australia she is currently carrying out research on Italian paintings in Australian collections.