Juana Romani at the Museo Civico San Domenico, Forlì

22.02.2025

Museo Civico San Domenico, Forlì

This major exhibition explores how artists have represented themselves across centuries — from Antiquity to the digital age. It traces the evolution of the artist’s portrait through themes such as identity, self-reflection, disguise, and visibility.

Structured around the myth of Narcissus, the show brings together paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs and videos by masters from the Renaissance to contemporary art. Among them: Raphael, Titian, Artemisia Gentileschi, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Cindy Sherman. The exhibition investigates how artists have used the portrait — and especially the self-portrait — as a means of self-assertion, transformation, or even protest. A section is dedicated to women artists, whose self-representations challenge the gaze and affirm creative agency. Juana Romani’s work is featured in this context.