An exhibition inviting visitors to view more than one hundred brilliant examples of Italian decorative and applied art. The extensive exhibition includes masterpieces from craft workshops and manufactories across various regions of Italy made between the 6th and 19th centuries, with a particular emphasis on the art of the late Middle Ages and the High Renaissance, housed in the collection of Palazzo Madama, the Museum of Ancient Art in Turin.
Visitors will discover all the major Italian craftsmanship traditions – from the world-renowned Murano glass, Venetian enamels and Doge document covers, Renaissance bronzes and cameos to Lombard metalwork, Tuscan majolica, Neapolitan porcelain, textiles and lace, Piedmontese furniture, intricate carvings in wood, coral and ivory, and many other materials.