After nearly four centuries, the Visitation attributed to Raphael, Giulio Romano and Giovanni Francesco Penni is returning to L’Aquila. The painting returns to the Abruzzo capital, marking one of the most important events in the program of L’Aquila Italian Capital of Culture 2026. The final go-ahead came in the last few hours, as announced by Mayor Pierluigi Biondi and Abruzzo National Museum director Federica Zalabra.
The project, promoted by the Abruzzo National Museum and supported and financed by the City of L’Aquila as part of the 2026 initiatives, is the result of an important institutional synergy. In addition to the Municipality and MuNDA, the General Directorate of Museums of the Ministry of Culture, the Embassy of Spain in Italy, the Prado Museum and the Diocese of Pistoia collaborated.
