Cosenza National Gallery is on the hill Triglio in the square Gian Vincenzo Gravina in Cosenza, and is housed in the

premises of one of the most impressive buildings linked to the history of the city of Cosenza: Palazzo Arnone.

It plays a crucial role in the recovery of the cultural identity of the region, perfectly connecting to the wider national and European historical and artistic phenomenology, thanks to the works of its permanent collection, starting with the first room, dedicated to the painting of Sixteenth century painters from South of Italy .

In 1982 the building of Presidi or Palazzo Arnone passed to the Ministry for Cultural and Environmental Heritage with the main aim of establishing a National Gallery for the city of Cosenza.

The National Gallery of Cosenza exhibits, in the first room, Southern artists of the sixteenth century, as Marco Cardisco and Pietro Negroni

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The Assump Two very important tion of works of the artist Pietro the Negroni are on display: Virgin, The Holy Family with 1554. St. John in
1557 and The Assumption of the Virgin, 1554.

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The Holy If it were not for his Family exceptional artistic with St. production and the John, practice of signing his 1557 works, we
would know little about the life of this painter.

In the second room, we find naturalism and classicism: particular relevance is given to Caravaggio and the Neapolitan painting of Carracci, both from the first decades of the seventeenth century.

The Deposition, A. Carracci

A large collection of paintings has recently been given to the National Gallery by the Bank Carime including an altar piece by Giovanni Bellini where we find the Christ at Calvary and Cyrene and St. Francis of Assisi by Gerrit Van Honthorst.

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Gerrit Van St. Francis Hontho of Assisi rst

The two biggest halls of the National Gallery of Cosenza are dedicated to Mattia Preti, the Calabrian Cavalier of contemporary sources, and Luca Giordano. Painted by Mattia Preti, The Sofonisba receives the cup of poison, San Sebastian and other paintings as Mary Magdalene with the crucifix by Luca Giordano, the vast and impressive view with classical ruins and allegorical figures, Jezebel eaten by dogs, the Death of Cleopatra.

Sofonisba, with the cup of poison. Mattia Preti

San Sebastian, Mattia Preti

Mary Magdalene with the Crucifix, Luca Giordano