The Collezione di dipinti antichi della Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna is a collection of classic

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artworks from the last seven centuries in

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, that has been purchased by

Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna BPER Banca S.p.A., formerly known as Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna S.C., is an Italian banking group offering traditional banking services to individuals, corporate and public entities. The company is based in Modena and is a constituent of ...

. Modern viccisitudes have concentrated the collection of Italian art to a few entities, most prominently banks. Those artworks in private hands in Italy cannot win export licences, hence find local homes with such patrons. The collection of the ' is not unique in its scope, like most banks it focus on local talent; in fact this formidable collection includes artists from the last seven centuries from the region or whose paintings could be found locally. It is housed in Modena.

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*To access images, descriptions, and biographies of the works and artists in the pinacoteca, go her

then click on culture, then on pinacoteca.

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