On Thursday 3 July 2025 at 6:00 pm at the Accademia Tadini there will be a guided tour for adults and families lasting 1 hour of the exhibition “Ospiti/3 – Francesco Hayez. Imelda e Giulietta: eroine romantiche”.

Reservation recommended:
– 0039 349 411 8779;
– [email protected]

Cost:
– free visit after paying the entrance ticket;
– free entry and visit for children up to 13 years old.

The exhibition, set up in the welcoming spaces of the Museo dell’Ottocento, on the second floor of Palazzo Tadini, represents a unique opportunity to explore Hayez’s pictorial world through the theme of romantic heroines, thanks to the presence of works from prestigious private collections.

The protagonists of the paintings – women overwhelmed by passions, dramatic destinies and profound ideals – perfectly embody the sensitivity of nineteenth-century Romanticism. With extraordinary expressive intensity, Hayez gives life to figures suspended between sentiment and sacrifice, transforming them into symbols of a tormented beauty and an era full of moral and civil tensions.

Among the works on display: Imelda de’ Lambertazzi (1853), inspired by a medieval tragedy with a heartbreaking ending, Louise de La Vallière (1838), a fascinating figure of the “troubadour” taste and two watercolours dedicated to Romeo and Juliet, which anticipate the emotional energy of the famous Kiss.

Credits for text and cover images: Accademia Tadini