The Code of the Passion: Bellini and Mantegna in Dialogue

Exhibition dossier dedicated to two masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance

18 July 2026 - 12 January 2027

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm. 
July and August also Wednesdays 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm.

Exhibitions

After being exhibited at Ca’ d’Oro in Venice and in New York, the restored Pietà by Giovanni Bellini returns to Rimini, where it will be presented in dialogue with the powerful and dramatic Saint Sebastian by Andrea Mantegna from the Franchetti Collection.
The project originates from the significant restoration of Bellini’s Pietà, a work preserved in the municipal museums of Rimini, funded by the Venetian Heritage Foundation.
The exhibition in Rimini goes beyond a comparison between Bellini and Mantegna—brothers-in-law since 1453, when Andrea married Nicolosia, Giovanni’s sister—and offers an opportunity to reflect on the close historical, cultural, artistic and iconographic ties that have linked Rimini with the Republic of Venice over the centuries.
Grand opening: Saturday, July 18 at 6:00 pm with free admission

Info

Place: 
Rimini, City Museum – Manica Lunga space
Entrance fee: 
€ 8
Reduced rates: 
€ 6 > 13–25 years old, over 65 years old, professors and students in the sector
Free entry: 
Up to 12 years old, people with disabilities, caretakers/companions of a person with a disability, one companion for every group of at least 12 people, accredited tour guides, teachers visiting with their school group, ICOM members, accredited journalists