The Sibilla Cumana by Domenichino from Galleria Borghese

The Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna hosts from 8 April to 31 July 2022 the Sibilla Cumana by Domenichino, on loan from Galleria Borghese in relation to a project of exchanges and joint initiatives between the two museums. The painting will allow interesting connections with other works of the Pinacoteca, such as the Sibilla by Guido Reni, the Sibilla with Cartiglio del Guercino and the Sibilla by Elisabetta Sirani, as well as being a fundamental complement to the different types of works by Domenichino present, such as landscapes of small size and large altarpieces.

The Sibilla of the Galleria Borghese is accompanied by a score and a viol. Domenichino reserved for music a particularly important role, becoming as an adult a refined connoisseur. His painting often reflects this passion and sometimes becomes a means of dissemination, as in the case of the Sibyl Cumana. The melody transcribed on the painted score was related to Giulio Caccini’s Nuove Musiche of 1602. This interesting combination of music and painting will be the focus of the activities promoted by the Pinacoteca on the occasion of the painting’s stay in Bologna.

In collaboration with Bologna Festival, the museum will present a concert with music by Giulio Caccini and contemporary authors, as well as a series of conferences, to be held on 5-19-26 May at 17, with free admission and compulsory reservation.