The 2025 Jubilee: Unveiling the ‘Open Sky’ Exhibition of Greek Artists at the Basilica of St. Agnes in Rome

2023-09-08 13:22:42

The first event of the 2025 Jubilee Year officially kicked off. The Basilica of St. Agnes in the capital Rome hosted an exhibition of Greek artists. Three works from Spain are exhibited in Italy for the first time. Archbishop Fisichella: “The artist has successfully expressed the mystery of God, in front of which people’s first reaction is contemplative contemplation.”

(Vatican News Network) The “Open Sky” art exhibition was officially unveiled on September 6 at the Basilica of St. Agnes in Piazza Navona in the center of Rome, kicking off the “pilgrimage” of the 2025 Jubilee. The works are three works by the Greek painter Domínikos Theotokópoulos, a Candian from Crete who later came to be known as El El Salvador because he had lived in Spain for decades. El Greco means “the Greek”. Two of these works come from the Tavira Hospital in Toledo, “Holy Family with Saint Anna” and “Baptism of Christ”, and another from the Parikia Museum, “Christ Embraces the Cross”. The opening ceremony of the exhibition was attended by Archbishop Fisichella, Acting Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of the Holy See, and Father Alessio Geretti, the curator, as well as the director of the church hosting the exhibition, the Spanish Ambassador to the Holy See, and the Municipal Council of Rome. Representatives etc.

In order not to damage the church’s marble, the works are fixed to a self-supporting skeleton composed of fiber and aluminum panels. The theme of the exhibition is “Jubilee is Culture” because, as Archbishop Fisichella explains, “The Jubilee is an experience of faith as well as of culture: in a sense, the people who come to Rome The pilgrim also becomes a tourist, becomes curious and pursues beauty”. Under the banner of “Beauty”, art exhibitions and activities will also be held in hospitals and prisons to bring a message of hope to places that need it most.

Bishop Fisichella explained to the Vatican media the reason and purpose of holding this event during the Jubilee Year, saying: “The Jubilee is of course first and foremost a religious experience, but as Pope Francis told us, the Jubilee In addition to its spiritual value, the Year also has a social value, so it is also an experience in itself to prepare for the Jubilee. Also, let us not forget that the works on display are from a great artist who is also considered a 16th century Artists of mysticism, so what we have here is not only a cultural experience but also a profound experience of faith.”

El Greco, “The Man Moved by God”

In his speech, Archbishop Fisikeira explained that the artist’s Greek name Theotokópoulos means “one who is touched by God.” In this sense, the choice of El Greco to open the Jubilee series is symbolic. This Cretan painter is a synthesis of Eastern and Western cultures, and the verticalism of the figures in his works leads us to see their transcendental dimensions. El Greco succeeded in expressing the beauty of God with figures that transcended aesthetic rendering. He expresses the mystery of God, before which people’s first reaction is contemplative contemplation.” The Archbishop added: “Every time I go to the Apostolic Building to see the Pope, I see a picture Small work “The Face of Christ” by El Greco. From this arose the desire to present this artist to everyone. In a sense, El Greco returned to Rome, where he had lived for six years.”

At the end of the exhibition, the curator Father Geretti accompanied the attendees to appreciate the artist’s three works in a wise and emotional way.

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