COLLEZIONE DE MARTIIS

“My collection is the mirror of my personal passion, of a path that I have cultivated over the years, in an autonomous and, I dare say, solitary manner”
Giancarlo De Martiis

Mr Giancarlo De Martiis, a leading figure in the entrepreneurial world of Friuli, has donated his collection of modern and contemporary paintings to the Municipal Administration of Cividale del Friuli, so that it can be enhanced through a permanent exhibition for the benefit of the community, in particular the local community, with which the donor has a special emotional bond

The collection of works donated by the De Martiis Family to the Municipality of Cividale del Friuli encompasses the emotional universe of the person who created it: that is the distinctive element that makes it unique, surprising and extraordinary.

An innate aesthetic sense prompted Giancarlo De Martiis to buy works of art, inspired only by his own taste: the emotions that a painting was able to provoke always prevailed as a motivation in his decision, even with respect to the name of the artist and the value of the work, however important it might be

Visitors wishing to discover the De Martiis Family Collection at Palazzo de Nordis are therefore invited to let themselves be won over by the feelings that the works on display arouse in them, so as to understand the emotions that guided the collector and share his passion.