TEFAF Announces Landmark Loan Exhibition from Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte

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Feb 27, 2025 Maastricht

Screenshot 2025 02 27 at 13 50 04 — *Left: The Palace, ph. Amedeo Benestante Right: Artemisia Gentileschi,* Giuditta e la fantesca, *1640-45, oil on canvas. Credit: Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples*

Maastricht, February 27, 2025 – TEFAF (The European Fine Art Foundation), organiser of the world’s leading art and antiques fairs, has announced a landmark loan exhibition featuring Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces from the renowned Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples. This extraordinary presentation at next month’s TEFAF Maastricht will showcase a curated selection of works that exemplify the grandeur, drama, and technical brilliance of these defining artistic periods. TEFAF Maastricht runs from March 15-20, 2025, with preview days, March 13 and 14, by invitation only.

Housed in the former royal palace of the Bourbon dynasty, the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte is celebrated for its astonishing collection, which includes Italian Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces, as well as Flemish paintings, European porcelain, and an extensive archive of works on paper. The collection reflects centuries of artistic patronage and cultural exchange, bringing together works acquired by the Farnese, Borgia, and Bourbon families over generations.

For TEFAF Maastricht, Capodimonte will present an exceptional selection of paintings by some of Italy’s most revered artists and sculptors, including Tiziano Vecellio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Giovanni Paolo Panini, and Giambologna. These works, rich in emotional intensity, luminous naturalism, and dynamic composition, will offer audiences a rare opportunity to engage with the genius of Italy’s artistic heritage outside of Naples.

“This unprecedented presentation underscores Capodimonte’s commitment to sharing its treasures with the world, while reinforcing TEFAF’s role as a vital platform for cultural exchange and discovery,” said Ugo Pierucci, Chairman of TEFAF. “We are proud to host these extraordinary works and to celebrate the enduring relevance of historical masterpieces in today’s artistic discourse.”

“We are delighted and proud to participate in Tefaf Mastricht. This prestigious fair brings together the major international ‘key opinion leaders’ from the art world, including directors and curators, collectors, scholars and experts,” said Dr. Eike Schmidt, director of Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte. “For the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte it is therefore an excellent opportunity to make the importance of its collections and their history better known to the world. A centuries-old history that tells of Naples, Italy and Europe through its famous masterpieces.”

In bringing these Renaissance and Baroque icons to Maastricht, TEFAF reaffirms its dedication to fostering dialogue between institutions, collectors, and art lovers worldwide. Curated in collaboration with Capodimonte’s esteemed scholars and the Italian State, the exhibition stands as a testament to the museum’s legacy of artistic excellence and its ongoing mission to make its collection accessible to new audiences.

KMSKA, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Presents Highlights of Belgian Modernism at TEFAF

This year’s edition of TEFAF Maastricht also showcases an exceptional loan exhibition from KMSKA, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (Belgium). As Flanders' premier museum, KMSKA offers a world-class collection of old and modern masters, captivating scenography, and an iconic building that together create a unique cultural experience.

Located on the first floor of the fair, the exhibition highlights three pivotal figures of Belgian Modernism: the groundbreaking James Ensor, the vibrant Fauvist Rik Wouters, and the innovative futurist Jules Schmalzigaug. KMSKA holds the largest collection in the world of all three artists. Additionally, the exhibition will offer visitors an exclusive glimpse into the groundbreaking scientific insights of the Ensor Research Project, a collaboration between KMSKA and the University of Antwerp, furthering understanding of Ensor’s revolutionary techniques and artistic legacy.

TEFAF Maastricht will take place from March 15 – 20, 2025 (by invitation March 13 and 14) welcoming leading galleries, institutions, and collectors from around the globe. The Capodimonte and KMSKA loan exhibitions will be among the highlights of this year’s fair, offering visitors a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the splendor of both Italian Renaissance and Baroque art as well as Belgian Modernism in an unparalleled setting.

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LOCATION	MECC Maastricht, Forum 100, 6229 GV Maastricht, Netherlands
PREVIEW	By invitation only: March 13 and 14, 2025
PUBLIC OPENING	March 15 to 20, 2025
WEBSITE	www.tefaf.com/fairs/tefaf-maastricht

ABOUT TEFAF

TEFAF is a not-for-profit foundation that champions expertise, excellence, and diversity in the global art community. This is evidenced by the exhibitors selected for its two fairs, which occur annually in Maastricht and New York. TEFAF is an expert guide for private and institutional collectors, inspiring art lovers and buyers everywhere.

ABOUT TEFAF MAASTRICHT

TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world’s premier fair for fine art, antiques, and design, covering 7,000 years of art history, from ancient to contemporary. Featuring over 270 prestigious dealers from some 22 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest artworks currently on the market. Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques, and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photography, jewelry, 20th-century design, and works on paper.

ABOUT MUSEO E REAL BOSCO DI CAPODIMONTE

Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte is one of Europe’s premier museums, housing a world-class collection of over 50,000 works of art, including masterpieces by Caravaggio, Titian, Raphael, and Parmigianino. Situated in an historic 18^th-century palace, the museum is surrounded by the 134-hectare Real Bosco park, offering breathtaking views of Naples and a unique cultural experience.

ABOUT KMSKA – The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) is the largest art museum in Flanders. With absolute masterpieces from the Flemish primitives and the Antwerp Baroque to an extensive collection of modern art with Rik Wouters, Henri de Braekeleer and René Magritte. The museum offers two worlds in one, with old masters in the historic galleries and modern masters in the new volume. The jewel in the crown is the largest collection of works by James Ensor in the world. He represents the pivotal point between the two worlds. KMSKA has also devised a varied program of activities that focuses on experiencing. There is something for every taste: digital or analogue, for young and old, to feel or to do. Being a creative hub, we are actively working on crossovers with the broad cultural sector. Along the way, fortuitously, we generate The Finest Feeling, the guiding principle in everything we do.

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As part of its specialty risk offering, AXA XL protects a range of objects, including fine art, antiquities, antiques, jewelry, watches, classic cars, raw and polished gemstones, and bullion, from thousands of years to weeks old.

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