The "Antonello da Messina" exhibition, scheduled at the Scuderie del Quirinale from March 18th to June 25th 2006, was a unique event, bringing together – for the first time in history – virtually all of Antonello’s paintings that have come down to us.

Thanks to the generosity of some of the world’s major museums, the Scuderie del Quirinale displayed such undisputed masterpieces as St. Jerome in his Study from the National Gallery in London and the celebrated crucifixions from Antwerp and Sibiu (Romania). The exhibition also featured...