Arts and stage · Chubu
Fontanesi: Italian Light, Landscapes of the Heart
An exhibition on Antonio Fontanesi (1818 to 1882), the Italian painter who taught Western painting in early Meiji Japan.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Sat 06 Feb to Sun 04 Apr 2027
- Date status
- Dates published by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Nagoya City Art Museum
- City
- Nagoya
- Prefecture
- Aichi
- Region
- Chubu
- Category
- Arts and stage
- Tickets
- Paid, from ¥1,900
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
An exhibition on Antonio Fontanesi (1818 to 1882), the Italian painter who taught Western painting in early Meiji Japan. Held for the 160th anniversary of Japan-Italy relations and the 150th anniversary of Fontanesi's arrival in Japan, the show presents about 200 works with the cooperation of the GAM in Turin, including works by his Japanese pupils Asai Chu and Matsuoka Hisashi. General admission is 1,900 yen.
Booking
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Official source: https://art-museum.city.nagoya.jp/exhibitions/post/fontanesi/. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.