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8 THE MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM welcomes some of the biggest names in European art with the exhibition Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums. Of Heaven and Earth, on view in Milwaukee Oct. 2-Jan. 4, 2015, is organized by the American Federation of Arts and Glasgow Museums. Milwaukee is the only Midwest stop on the tour of this rare exhibition. Displayed in five chronological sections, Of Heaven and Earth includes paintings originating from the principal artistic centers of Italy – Rome, Milan, Bologna, Florence, Siena, Naples and Venice – and will present the works of artists such as Giovanni Bellini, Sandro Botticelli, Domenichino, Francesco Guardi, Salvator Rosa and Titian, alongside those of lesser-known masters. The exhibition opens with some of the earliest and most refined examples of Italian painting, including Botticelli's stunning Annunciation. The High Renaissance is next, with its emphasis on naturalism Key COVER FEATURE and rationality, the most familiar qualities of Italian painting. This section contains rare early work by Titian. Subsequently, visitors will experience the dramatic Baroque era, in which a premium was placed on communicating deep, often religious feeling through engaging and visually dynamic paintings. The fourth section covers the increasing rise of secular painting in the eighteenth century. Guardi represents this best: his exquisite Venetian cityscape beautifully captures the atmosphere, light, and essence of that remarkable city. Lastly, the degree to which Italian artists remained engaged with the latest avant-garde developments in European art is emphasized. Mancini's strikingly modern painting, for example, betrays the unmistakable influence of Manet. "With works by some of the most significant European masters like Giovanni Bellini, Sandro Botticelli, and Titian, Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums will examine the thematic and stylistic developments in EXHIBITION CELEBRATES 500 YEARS OF ITALIAN PAINTING