A dialogue between the pre-Impressionist masters of the Barbizon School and the Sardinian masters of the twentieth century. The exhibition "Nineteenth-Century Landscapes: Views of Nature," organized by the Aurea Natur Cultural Association, will be presented at 10:30 a.m. and inaugurated at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 18 at the Spazio Aurea Natur Mostre , at Via Spano 11 in Sassari. Speakers will include Professor Alberto Bertuzzi , curator of the exhibition and art historian, and the president of the cultural association, Caterina Berlinguer.

The exhibition offers an unprecedented comparison on the theme of nature and light, juxtaposing the masterpieces of 19th-century French landscape painting ( Rousseau, Millet, Daubigny ) with the works of the most famous Sardinian masters of the 20th century ( Biasi, Manca, Melis, Dessy, Delitala ).

The atmospheres of French forests and rivers will be juxtaposed with landscapes marked by the Mediterranean light and the specificity of the island's territory. The intention is not to suggest a direct artistic lineage where none is documented, but rather to propose a comparison between different ways of seeing nature, recognizing their affinities, distances, and autonomous qualities.

During the preview, it will be possible to admire, for the first time ever in a public exhibition, two extremely rare and previously unpublished views of Venice by Pietro Antonio Manca.