Italian
From 19 September to 31 January 2026, a free exhibition in Montebelluna showcases artists from Capesaro, from Gino Rossi to Arturo Martini, with masterpieces from private collections
MONTEBELLUNA (TV, ITALY) – A journey through early 20th-century Venetian art, between rebellion and modernity. This is what Villa Romivo, home to Generali Italia’s Montebelluna General Agency, offers with the exhibition “The Artists of Ca” Pesaro. Works from Private Collections’, scheduled from 19 September 2025 (opening at 6.30 p.m.) to 31 January 2026.
Curated by Moreno Sartorello, the exhibition brings together 34 works from private collections, offering the public the opportunity to admire rarely seen masterpieces. The protagonists are the so-called “Rebels of Ca” Pesaro’ or capesarini, young artists who, between 1908 and 1924, enlivened the Bevilacqua La Masa exhibitions in Venice, opposing the academic painting of the Biennales and opening the city to the European avant-garde.
Among the names featured in the exhibition are Gino Rossi, Arturo Martini, Umberto Moggioli, Pio Semeghini, Cagnaccio di San Pietro, Guido Cadorin, Juti Ravenna, Teodoro Wolf Ferrari, Arturo Malossi and Nino Springolo. This was a heterogeneous group, influenced by expressionism, cubism, futurism and the secessions of Vienna and Munich, which found in Ca’ Pesaro a place of experimentation under the enlightened direction of Nino Barbantini.
The common thread running through the exhibition is the relationship between man and nature, expressed in innovative pictorial and sculptural languages. Among the symbolic works are “Le casette a Treporti” (1914) by Umberto Moggioli and “Uomo e donna a colloquio” (1920s) by Gino Rossi, both expressions of the desire to break with traditional patterns.
Alongside paintings and sculptures, visitors will be able to admire rare works such as the seven linocuts and two drawings by Arturo Martini from 1917, “Istoria d’amore a Nippo” (Love Story in Nippo), testimony to the link between his sculptural sensibility and graphic art.
The initiative is part of the Montebelluna General Agency’s mission to promote culture and enhance the value of the local area. “Villa Romivo is an open residence,” emphasise the members, “a place to spread culture, stimulate reflection and share beauty with the community”.
Admission to the exhibition is free and it will be open from Monday to Friday (8.30am-1pm and 2pm-6pm), with special openings on 20-21 and 27-28 September from 3pm to 6pm.
For information: www.generalimontebelluna.com – Tel. 0423 600528.
