La Galleria Comunale d’Arte, inaugurated in 1983 after extensive inventory and restoration work, gathers several collections donated to the Lecco Civic Museum in the 1930s-40s, particularly the substantial private collection of prints and engravings Confalonieri, the Carlo Todeschini legacy, rich with over 80 paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries, and the Fagioli Cornelio legacy, composed of more than 500 prints, numerous paintings, and a large number of furniture and furnishings. In the 90s and 2000s, the collections were increased by new acquisitions and donations mostly of contemporary art, both from local artists and of international relevance (Giò Pomodoro, Scanavino, Baruchello, Castellani, Baj, Sangregorio). The collection of prints and engravings consists of an important gathering dedicated to Manzonian iconography and the representation of the Betrothed in the 19th century, to which are added clusters with religious and historical themes, particularly Risorgimento. Two series of the “Fasti di Napoleone” by Andrea Appiani are of remarkable value. In recent years, the revision and reorganization of the artistic collections have been carried out through SIRBeC cataloging and targeted restoration and conservation interventions, particularly on the collection of prints and engravings. The exhibited works follow a thematic path, divided by genres, from sacred art, still life, landscape, portrait, to contemporary art.
Information on the Municipal Art Gallery of Lecco
Via Don Guanella, 1
23900 Lecco (Lecco)
0341 481247
segreteria.museo@comune.lecco.it
https://www.museilecco.org
Source: MIBACT
