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Galleria della Cometa<\/h1>\n

The Galleria della Cometa (Comet gallery) of Countess Pecci-Blunt: three years of intense activity, thirty-six exhibitions, a gallery in Rome, and an off-shoot in New York. It influenced the choices of the Venetian Biennale and the Roman Quadrennial.<\/p>\n

The beginnings of the Galleria della Cometa<\/h3>\n

In 1935, the Galleria della Cometa opened in Rome at the behest of the Countess Pecci-Blunt and was led by Libero de Libero<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Its name, which means \u201cGallery of the Comet,\u201d comes from Pope Leo XVIII’s heraldic sign in the Pecci family coat of arms.<\/p>\n

The gallery space consisted of two small rooms.<\/p>\n

It opened in April 1935 with an exhibition<\/strong> of fifty drawings by Corrado Cagli<\/strong>, which were presented by Massimo Bontempelli.<\/p>\n

The exhibitions were almost always presented by literary figures (such as Bontempelli, Ungaretti, Scarfoglio, Cecchi, Solmi, de Libero, de Chirico, Savinio, Barilli, Soffici, Sinigalli, Moravia, Carr\u00e0, and Montale).<\/p>\n

Exhibitions of the Galleria della Cometa<\/h3>\n

After Cagli (1935), exhibitions in 1936 included Mirko, Janni, Kate Castellucci<\/a>, Adriana Pincherle<\/a>, and Roberto Melli<\/a>.<\/p>\n