The
Gallery was originally intended only to house
art works by Italian artists. It was only after
the international exhibition held in Rome in 1911,
the Biennial of Venice of 1913 and the exhibition
of the Roman "Secessions" in 1913 and
1916, that the need for a more international approach
started to arise. Works by several European artists
were added to the original nucleus, among which
Three Ages, a painting by Gustav Klimt, and Bronze
Age, a sculpture by Auguste Rodin; Italian pieces
were also added, either through purchases or donations,
and today the collections are divided into four
sections: the 19th-century collections are housed
in the two wings to the south of the main body
of the building, whereas the 20th-century artistic
production is displayed in the two wings to the
north |
