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The Civic Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art: 700 Works in Anticoli Corrado
The Civic Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Anticoli Corrado houses over 700 works donated by the artists who lived in this village in the Aniene Valley, known as the "Village of Artists and Models". Indeed, the painters and sculptors of the early 20th century created the museum themselves.
How a village of artists came to be
It all started with the Grand Tour. The landscapes of the Ruffi Mountains attracted international painters, then at the end of the 19th century the Italians came. Augusto Corelli discovered the village, and other artists followed him: they rented spaces and turned them into studios. Love stories blossomed with the young women of Anticoli, who posed as models. Some became artists themselves, as in the case of Pasquarosa Marcelli Bertoletti. Arturo Martini stayed for three years, and created Noah's Ark, the fountain in Piazza delle Ville that is still the symbol of the village today. Even Picasso and Duchamp became curious about the place. The Spanish poet Raphael Alberti lived there for a long time, writing the "Songs of the Upper Aniene Valley".
The Baronial Palace and the collection
The artworks are kept in the Baronial Palace, built over the 12th-century fortress, fortified by Corrado d'Antiochia, after whom the village takes its name. Nearly two centuries of art history, in a building that has even more centuries behind it.
