Fiumicino airport exhibits Tintoretto's "Assumption of the Virgin"
A masterpiece of the Venetian Renaissance enters the passenger path of Rome Fiumicino Airport. In the "Piazza" of Terminal 1 Departures, the exhibition of the "Assumption of the Virgin" by Jacopo Robusti, known as Tintoretto, was inaugurated, a work belonging to the heritage of the Fund for Buildings of Worship (FEC) of the Ministry of the Interior.
The exhibition allows Travellers to encounter one of the most significant works of the Italian sixteenth century directly inside the airport, transforming the time before departure into an opportunity for cultural discovery.
The painting was made between 1554 and 1555 for the high altar of the church of the Crociferi in Venice and was later placed in the church of Santa Maria Assunta, known as "dei Gesuiti". The work belongs to a phase of Tintoretto's production characterized by pictorial research close to the language of Paolo Veronese.
The canvas stands out for the brightness of the colors, the dynamic composition and the intensity of the figures. In the center of the scene, the Virgin ascends to heaven surrounded by angels and cherubs, while the Apostles gather around the empty tomb.
Art during the journey
The exhibition is the result of the collaboration between Fondo Edifici di Culto and Aeroporti di Roma, with the involvement of the Ministry of Culture, and continues the path with which Fiumicino Airport (FCO) brings important works to the spaces frequented every day by passengers. For those departing from Terminal 1, the novelty is therefore concrete: the painting is exhibited directly in the Departures area, without the need to enter a museum or schedule a separate visit.
The initiative is part of a cultural strategy already underway at the airport, which over the years has hosted works such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Salvator Mundi and three fourteenth-century stained glass windows attributed to Giotto, as well as contemporary installations by artists such as Jago and Pietro Consagra. The Leonardo da Vinci in Rome, which in 2025 welcomed over 51 million passengers, thus also becomes a place of cultural enjoyment, where historical and contemporary works accompany the journey and dialogue with the spaces of the terminal.
