Boucher and Fragonard

At the king’s court

and Beyond

Conference series

Auditorium Casa Museo Zani

The temporary exhibition “Boucher and Fragonard. At the king’s court” is accompanied by a cycle of meetings and insights linked to the historical, artistic and cultural context of the French court in the mid-18th century, as well as the unprecedented collaboration between the Zani House Museum and the National Galleries of Ancient Art, Palazzo Barberini and Galleria Corsini in Rome.

Plan:

– Saturday 1 March 2025: Alessandro Malinverni, “The triumph of Rococo: Boucher and Madame de Pompadour in Versailles”

– Saturday 8 March 2025: Elisabetta Selmi, “‘Preziose’, ‘Galanti’, Amanti: etiquette of eros, ‘taste’ and power at the ‘King’s court’”

– Saturday 15 March 2025: Paola Nicita, “Eighteenth-century French in the living room. Boucher, Fragonard, Robert and Greuze, from the collection of Dimitri Sursock of the Duke of Cervinara at the National Galleries of Ancient Art of Palazzo Barberini”

– 22 March 2025: Gianluca Poldi, “In lightness. How Boucher paints in the light of scientific analyses”

– 29 March 2025: Alessandro Malinverni, “The decline of Rococo: Fragonard and Madame du Barry in Louveciennes“

Entrance to the conference is free, upon reservation.

The conferences are preceded, at 2.30 pm, by a guided visit to the exhibition “Boucher and Fragonard. At the king’s court” and to the permanent collection of the House Museum with a reduced ticket (€10) (reservation required).

For info and booking: info@fondazionezani.com – 0302520479