ITALIA NOBILISSIMA Curated Fine Arts Conversations
by Old Masters International, LLC These are not "guided tours". They are very small, exclusive encounters with the masterpieces and masterminds of Secret Italy, emphasizing the aristocratic, aesthetic, artiginale and industrial legacies that are known to few. What is exceptional about our approach is not only the small size of each group (no more than four people) but the erudition and experience of your host, Dr. Gabriele Reina, one of Milan's leading Old Masters experts and Europe's leading heraldic expert, bar none. Ranging from two to five days, these are very detail-rich, intimate discussions carefully organized through magnificent cities, complete with personal introductions to several of Italy's leading gallery owners and-or historically prominent families known to your gracious, multi-lingual host. Dr. Reina is the former editor in chief of FMR, Italy's legendary arts magazine, who for two decades has been director of one of the largest private collections of Old Masters art in Italy. He is descended from a prominent family of military elite and industrialists.
Groups limited to up to four individuals
Special: Easter in Italy--The Great Sacra Monte*
Varese, Varallo, Domodossola, Lago d'Orta and the legendary Sacra di San Michaele *Requires significant climbing 
Gabriele Reina, PhD, is the author or co-author of over a dozen books on European art history; the author of the recent English-language memoir, The British in Italy (2023), and of numerous scholarly articles on Italian literary, architectural and aesthetic themes. Fluent in five languages, he is a world-renowned authority on heraldic symbology and European dynastic history. In addition to having been the youngest-ever editor-in-chief of Italy's leading art magazine and now the director of a prominent private Old Masters collection, he is, too, an artist of international standing and uniquely solo exhibitions. Trained in the style of the Old Masters under the guidance of a leading Italian Futurist, his acclaimed works include large-scale heraldic art in oil and tempera; full-length portraiture; majolica in the classic 17th century Portuguese style, marble bas-relief sculpture, terracotta, and as well watercolor paintings and sanguine-pencil or charcoal illustration. He is descended from a very old Lombard family of the military and industrial elite.
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Above: the splendor of medieval Milan: detail of the imposing stained-glass windows of the Duomo of Milan, the largest such windows in Europe. Photo: M. Christoff
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May We Offer You through January 2025...
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I. Medieval & Renaissance Milan (noting specific works of art in the locations here cited) Three days, USD 3000 Via Jesu, etc. Three great Old Masters Galleries, personal meeting with owners/directors Cova Wine Tasting at Peck Select Restaurants Milanese specialties Vigevano Castello Sforzesco San Lorenzo Maggiore San Maurizio |
San Eustorgio Duomo of Milan The Museum of the Duomo San Ambrogio San Simpliciano The Pinacoteca of La Brera Bagatti Valsecchi Poldi Pezzoli The Ambrosiana Trivulziano The Cenacolo Certosa of Pavia Certosa Garegnano Special "Renaissance": Alfa Romeo Musem |
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II. Royal Torino & Her Realm Five days USD 5000
Day One: arrival in Torino, beautiful dinner, Piemontese
Day Two: Baratti & Milano--Bicherin Palazzo Reale e Museo Reale--Collection Saubade Biblioteca Armeria e Reale Talk with a curator, specialist "old Torino", Dinner in elegant piazza Day Three: "La Corona di Delizie" Basilica di Superga Castello di Racconigi Castello di Venaria Reale Day Four:"La Corona di Delizie" continued Castello Ducale di Aglie Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi Villa della Regina Castello della Mandria-Borgo Castello Day Five: Palazzo Madama Whist Club-Discussion on the House of Savoy, its significance Cafe Imperiale Chiesa e Convento di San Salverio Piemontese Dinner |
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From our private collection: Torino Nobilissima
