Vincenzo Gemito (1852–1929) was a superstar by the age of 25, but the Neapolitan sculptor’s later life was marred by psychological crises. This exhibition of 150 works – co-organised with the Petit Palais, where it was staged last year – reveals Gemito’s virtuosic realism, and the importance of love and madness in his thought. Find out more from the Capodimonte’s website.
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![Self-portrait (1915), Vincenzo Gemito.](http://www.apollo-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Gemito_autoritratto.jpg?resize=730%2C916)
Self-portrait (1915), Vincenzo Gemito. Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano Banca Intesa Napoli
![Carlo V (after 1884), Vincenzo Gemito.](http://www.apollo-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gemito_Carlo_V.jpg?resize=730%2C1292)
Carlo V (after 1884), Vincenzo Gemito. Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
![Narciso (mid 1880s), Vincenzo Gemito.](http://www.apollo-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gemito_Narciso.jpg?resize=730%2C1199)
Narciso (1886), Vincenzo Gemito. Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples
![Pescatore (c. 1876–77), Vincenzo Gemito.](http://www.apollo-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gemito_pescatoriello_4179.jpg?resize=730%2C1398)
Pescatore (c. 1876–77), Vincenzo Gemito. Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
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