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Botticelli’s Madonna and Child to debut in India at Bengaluru
Italian master Sandro Botticelli's Madonna and Child (c. 1490) will be shown in India for the first time at an exhibition in Bengaluru from August 20 to September 20. The National Gallery…
The Story in Brief
Italian master Sandro Botticelli's Madonna and Child (c. 1490) will be shown in India for the first time at an exhibition in Bengaluru from August 20 to September 20. The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) Bengaluru, the Italian consulate, and the culture ministry are organising 'One mother, many mother tongues'.
The show traces motherhood across cultures and centuries, pairing Botticelli with ancient Etruscan sculptures and Indian works such as a Kushan-period Hariti from the Mathura museum and a Skandamata from a temple near Udaipur. Consul general Giandomenico Milano said the exhibition marks a milestone ahead of the India-Italy year of culture and tourism.
The Indian Opinion
Headlines calling this a 'cultural milestone' are right on the art but skip the chronic neglect of provincial Indian museums. The Skandamata from a remote Thaneshwar temple is a quiet rebuke to that. The real test is attendance: will Bengaluru's crowds line up for a Renaissance master the way they do for a cricket match?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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