The Collezione di dipinti antichi della Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna is a collection of classic Italian artworks from the last seven centuries in Emilia-Romagna, that has been purchased by Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna.
Modern viccisitudes have concentrated the collection of Italian art to a few entities, most prominently banks. Those artworks in private hands in Italy cannot win export licences, hence find local homes with such patrons. The collection of the is not unique in its scope, like most banks it focus on local talent; in fact this formidable collection includes artists from the last seven centuries from the region or whose paintings could be found locally.
In 2017 the BPER Banca Gallery was opened in Modena to make the collection accessible to the public.
Collection Painter WorkAdriaen van Utrecht Still life with figure Sisto Badalocchio Diana, nymphs, and CallistoGeorge Barret LandscapeGiovanni Battista Benvenuti (l'Ortolano) Madonna & ChildCarlo Bononi Madonna and ChildFrancesco Brini Portrait of vice-legate Lenzi Guido Cagnacci St. AgathaCristoforo Canozi da Lendinara Adoration of Christ-child by St. BernardGiovanni Francesco Caroto Portrait of young monkAnnibale Carracci St JeromeLudovico Carracci Susana and the eldersGiacomo Cavedone Jacob's Mourning Judith with head of HolofernesGiovanni Battista Cipriani LandscapeMichele Coltellini San Giovanni BattistaGiuseppe Maria Crespi DavidAntonio Allegri (Correggio) St. Helena behind Saints Sebastian, Dominic, Peter, & Jerome and Battle-sceneJacques Courtois (il Borgognone) After battleGiovanni Gioseffo dal Sole Priam's death and Madonna of the RoseMichele Desubleo Tancredi baptizes ClorindaFrancesco Bianchi Ferrari St. Jerome in the desert Luca Ferrari St. Andrew and Encounter of Rachel and JacobMarcantonio Franceschini Rachel and LeahCesare Gennari Portrait of Lady and child and CrucifixionGirolamo da Carpi St. CeciliaErcole Graziani Abraham & Isaac Guercino Apollo & MarysiasInnocenzo da Imola (Francucci Innocenzo) Madonna and childBonaventura Lamberti Preaching of St. Francesco di SalesLudovico Lana Irene treats the wounds of St. SebastianPietro di Giovanni Lianori Virgin in sorrowMarchesi Gir (Girolamo da Cotignola) Perspective of a townGiuseppe Marchesi (il Sansone) Armida becomes enamored of RinaldoTommaso Realfonso (Masillo) Still-life: Flowers and fruitLucio Massari Magdalen in meditationAlessandro Mazzola Madonna and childMarco Meloni Madonna and child and St John the BaptistAureliano Milani Sampson defeats the Philistines, Sampson carries of the doors of Gaza, and Delilah deprives Sampson of his strengthAureliano Milani Sampson labors at millFrancesco Monti Joseph in jail explains dreams and Love disarmed by Diana's nymphsLorenzo Pasinelli Young girl with open cageBartolomeo Ramenghi (il Bagnacavallo) Noli me tangere Bartolomeo Schedoni Madonna and childSimone di Filippo (Simone dei Crocifissi) Six images of Saints: Agatha, Catherine, Dominic, Dorothy, Nicola di Bari and FlorianFrancesco Antonio Simonini Marching ArmyIlario Spolverini BattleFrancesco Stringa Redeemer blessingOrazio Talami David Penitent and Madonna with child, and Saints George & Nicola da TolentinoAlessandro Tiarini Rinaldo & ArmidaLodewijk Toeput (il Pozzoserrato) Landscape with figureFlaminio Torri St Jerome in prayerFrancesco Vellani Assumption of the VirginGaspare Venturini Allegory of Good GovernmentFrancesco Zaganelli Madonna and child
See also Art collection of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena
References
To access images, descriptions, and biographies of the works and artists in the pinacoteca, go to , then click on culture, then on pinacoteca.