Longari Arte Milano

Longari Arte Milano • Since 1951|
• Early Italian and European Works of Art |
• | The art gallery is still at its same central location in Via Bigli.

LONGARI ARTE MILANO GALLERIA D'ARTE ANTICA
Longari Arte Milano, nasce a Milano agli inizi degli anno ’50 con Nella Longari storica ed autorevole figura dell’antiquariato italiano. La Galleria d’arte si trova ancora oggi nella sua centralissima sede di Via Bigli. La scultura primitiva italiana è il ramo artistico che ha caratterizzato l’attività della galleria nel corso degli anni a cui si sono agg

iunti l’interesse per i frammenti miniati e per le works of art comprese tra il XIII e il XVI secolo. Mario e Ruggero figli di Nella insieme al nipote Marco rinnovano questo amore e la passione per lo studio e la ricerca in campo artistico. La galleria che ha storicamente partecipato alle più importanti esposizioni nazionali tra le quali spiccano le Biennali di Firenze, Milano e Roma, è oggi impegnata anche a livello internazionale. La mostra annuale del Tefaf a Maastricht è il pretesto per uno sguardo allargato all’arte oltre i confini italiani. Lungo tutta la sua attività Longari Arte Milano oltre a partecipare con prestiti di opere a varie esposizioni culturali in Italia e all’estero, ha collaborato con importanti musei e istituzioni. Agli anni ’70 infatti risale un acquisto da parte del Vaticano di sculture lignee che ancora oggi si possono ammirare in diverse collocazioni della Santa Sede. Più recenti sono state le vendite al Getty Museum di Los Angeles e al Cleveland Museum di una parte della collezione di frammenti miniati italiani, medioevali e rinascimentali. Tra le esposizioni a cura della Galleria spiccano La mostra di sculture lignee presso il centro Pirelli negli anni 70, quindi tra le mura di Via Bigli Dalla Bibbia di Corradino a Jacopo della Quercia. Sculture e miniature italiane del Medioevo e del Rinascimento a metà anni ’90 e infine Un crocifisso del trecento lucchese. Attorno alla riscoperta di un capolavoro medievale in legno esposto nel 2010 per un lungo periodo presso il Museo Diocesano di Milano; tutte mostre corredate da ampi cataloghi critici. Annualmente vengono pubblicati gli Spunti per conversare quaderni dedicati allo studio delle ultime acquisizioni per il piacere di collezionisti, Musei e Biblioteche d’arte. LONGARI ARTE MILANO EARLY ITALIAN AND EUROPEAN WORKS OF ART
Longari Arte Milano was set up in Milan in the early 1950’s by Nella Longari, a historic and influential figure in the Italian antique world. Primitive Italian sculpture has been the area, in artistic and antique terms, that has been of most interest to the gallery over the years. Apart from this particular area, the gallery has also specialised in illuminated fragments and works of art from the 13th to the 16th centuries. Mario and Ruggero, Nella’s sons, as well as her grandson, Marco, have kept this love and enthusiasm alive along with a passion for study and research in the field of art. The gallery has long taken part in the most important exhibitions in Italy including, in particular, the Biennals of Florence, Milan and Rome, and is now involved in exhibitions on an international level. The annual exhibition, TEFAF in Maastricht, is a fine opportunity for everybody to benefit from a broader look at the world of art beyond the borders of Italy. Throughout its long history, Longari Arte Milano has worked with a whole host of important museums and institutions, as well as lending works of art to a variety of exhibitions all over Italy and abroad. In the 1970’s, the Vatican purchased a series of wooden sculptures that may still be seen today in different locations in the Holy See. More recently, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the Cleveland Museum have purchased a part of the collection of Italian, medieval and renaissance illuminated fragments. Among the exhibitions curated by the gallery we can cite the exhibition of wooden sculptures held at the Pirelli Centre in the 1970’s as well as the exhibition held in the gallery itself in Via Bigli entitled “From the Corradino Bible to Jacopo della Quercia. Sculpture and Italian Miniatures from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance”, in the mid-90’s and, lastly, the exhibition “A Crucifix from the 14th Century in Lucca – the Discovery of a Medieval Wooden Masterpiece”, in 2010, shown for a long period at Milan’s Museo Diocesano; all the exhibitions were accompanied by detailed catalogues. Every year, the Spunti per conversare (“Ideas for a Conversation”) are published, dedicated to the gallery’s latest acquisitions and intended for the joy of collectors everywhere as well as for museums and art libraries.

02/09/2026

🔊 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

On the occasion of 𝗕𝗜𝗔𝗙 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼 offers a preview of "𝘉𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘦𝘴𝘶' 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦" by 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗮, created in the last decade of the fifteenth century.

👉 Originally part of a tondo depicting the "𝘈𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘉𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘰", the relief shows the Child reclining on a meadow in a refined 𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗮-𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 hue. The luminous 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘇𝗲, the soft, rounded volumes and the delicate naturalism of the modelling convey that distinctive combination of physical presence and lightness that characterises the work of the Della Robbia family.

Nephew of Luca della Robbia and a distinguished successor to the celebrated Florentine workshop, Andrea developed an artistic language capable of combining 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 with devotional intensity. In the face of the Child, depicted entirely n**e to emphasise Christ’s humanity, this artistic pursuit finds expression in a sense of 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

A fragment that still preserves the refinement and expressive power of Florentine Renaissance sculpture.


LIVE shots from the exhibition “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨” at 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗜 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗢: a profound investigation in which art becom...
29/04/2026

LIVE shots from the exhibition “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨” at 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗜 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗢: a profound investigation in which art becomes pure energetic occurrence.

📍 Corso Monforte 23, Milan
🗓️ Until 15 May 2026
𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘢 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯

Her six bronze sculptures and five large paintings arise from an 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, from the tactile memory of the body, and from a true “body-to-body” confrontation with the material.

Former athlete and model, Malù makes knowledge of the body the very foundation of her aesthetics. She translates muscular dynamism into an embodied language, stating: «𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀». This gives rise to a ritual and intensely dialogic relationship with matter, restoring to artistic practice a primordial and vital dimension.

In the exhibition, her creations engage in intense dialogue with Masterpieces from Longari Arte Milano, such as 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙖 (1540/1550), the large Chinese 𝙋𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙚 from the Qianlong period, and 𝙂𝙚𝙨𝙪' 𝘽𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚 from the 14th century.

🔥On the occasion of the 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 (1926-2026), thanks to a generous loan, 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 ...
24/04/2026

🔥On the occasion of the 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 (1926-2026), thanks to a generous loan, 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 are being hosted for one year in the rooms of the Scaliger Reggia. It is the 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, previously 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮, whose refined quality still prompts questions about the heights reached by Veronese sculpture of that period, from Longari Arte Milano and of Saint Peter Martyr.

👉Between the end of the 15th and the first decades of the 16th century, Veronese wooden sculpture experienced a season of exceptional artistic flourishing. The city panorama featured numerous workshops of woodcarvers active simultaneously, capable of responding to a demand that extended well beyond local borders, from Brescia and Bergamo to Vicenza and the entire southern Trentino.

In the rooms of the Scaliger Reggia, some of the most important documents of the period are currently on display: the 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗽𝘁𝘆𝗰𝗵 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗮, in the Mantegna hall, a recent deposit of the Ministry of Culture, is an exceptional witness to the still late-Gothic world; the 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘇𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶 𝗭𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮, in the Liberale hall, and the 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼 𝗱𝗮 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮, in that of Benaglio.

“𝗙𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗲” 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼's 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, stands between these two poles, 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: the large male figure, refers to the world of 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮 interpreted by artists such as 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗼.


𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘂' 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗢: "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨".📍 Corso Monforte 23, Milano🗓️ Until 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣...
22/04/2026

𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘂' 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗢: "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨".

📍 Corso Monforte 23, Milano
🗓️ Until 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘢 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯

The Brazilian artist unites visual arts, fashion and communication in a multidisciplinary journey. She graduated in Communication Sciences with a thesis on modern art, she has exhibited in international shows and her works are part of prestigious private collections from Los Angeles to Tokyo, from London to São Paulo.

Creator of the cultural project "Conversando con Malù" and author of the novel "Miranda" (2023), Malù Cruz Piani is a true total intellectual who transforms the pursuit of beauty into a deeply coherent existential and artistic practice.

The exhibition includes five large paintings and six bronze sculptures born from an intense hands-on confrontation with the material.

A powerful dialogue between contemporary energy and the timeless masterpieces of the Longari collection.
At the center of everything: 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲.



𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗢 ✨𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘂' 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶📍 Corso Monforte 23, Milan 🗓️ April 14 – May 15, ...
15/04/2026

𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗢 ✨

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨
𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘂' 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶

📍 Corso Monforte 23, Milan
🗓️ April 14 – May 15, 2026
𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘢 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯

For you the first live images from the exhibition: a true explosion of energy. Contemporary art meets the history of art in a vibrant dialogue full of life.

Brazilian artist 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘂' 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶 — former athlete and model — presents five large paintings and six bronze sculptures born from an intense body-to-body dialogue with the material. “𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀,” she says.

🔥 Each work carries the kinetic tension she accumulates for weeks before releasing it in a powerful gesture.
Malù’s creations engage directly with timeless Masterpieces from Longari’s collection, including the "𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢" (1540/1550), the monumental Chinese "𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦" from the Qianlong period, and "𝘎𝘦𝘴𝘶' 𝘉𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦" by the Master of the Madonna of Sant’Agostino (Perugia, 14th century).

At the heart of everything is a powerful message: become who you are. An invitation to resist conformity and rediscover your true essence.

LIVE shots while we wait for you in the Gallery to live strong emotions in person! 🔥

We look forward to seeing you.



Indirizzo

Corso Monforte 23
Milan
20122

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