From May 20 to August 15, in the Queen’s Alcove, the Royal Palace of Naples joins the celebrations marking 300 years since the birth of Giacomo Casanova.
Hosted in the Appartamento di Etichetta, the exhibition features three paintings by the Venetian artist Giambattista Pittoni (1687–1767), along with rare materials from the collection of Casanova scholar Aldo Ravà, preserved at the Biblioteca del Museo Correr and the Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele of Naples.
The three works by Pittoni—depicting Apollo, Venus, and Diana—evoke the sensual and playfully libertine atmosphere that served as the backdrop to Casanova’s intellectual and personal adventures.
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (Venice, April 2, 1725 – Duchcov, June 4, 1798) was a writer, diplomat, scientist, and esoteric thinker, as well as the iconic protagonist of countless erotic episodes from Venice to Naples, a city he visited at least three times. Naples would later become a fertile ground for Casanova studies, pursued by notable intellectuals such as Benedetto Croce and Salvatore Di Giacomo.
The exhibition is curated by the Royal Palace of Naples in collaboration with art historian Gianluca Donati, the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, and coordinated by Donatella Dentice D’Accadia.
The exhibition design is overseen by the Royal Palace of Naples.
Access is included with the general admission ticket to the Royal Palace.
Giambattista Pittoni and the Age of Casanova
A Journey through the 18th Century from Venice to Naples
May 20 – August 15, 2025
Royal Palace of Naples
Appartamento di Etichetta, Queen’s Alcove