Moretti Fine Art is proud to announce a special exhibition for Monaco Art Week 2026, unveiling a rare and exquisitely preserved copper painting by Artemisia Gentileschi: Sleeping Child (1630–1635). This intimate and masterful work offers a compelling insight into the artistic brilliance of one of the most important women painters of the 17th century.
The presentation is centered around Sleeping Child, a small oil on copper of remarkable refinement. Tracing its origins to 17th‑century Rome, the painting belonged to Prince Flavio Orsini and later to his wife, Anne‑Marie de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins. Its presence in both of their posthumous inventories confirms its early importance.
While Artemisia is widely celebrated for her dramatic and monumental scenes, this intimate copper painting reveals a quieter dimension of her artistry. Its soft modelling, luminous surface, and emotional delicacy transform a simple sleeping infant into a poetic meditation on innocence and tenderness.
The exhibition forms part of Monaco Art Week, which gathers galleries, institutions, and auction houses across the Principality. Moretti Monaco’s presentation of Sleeping Child underscores the gallery’s dedication to museum‑level scholarship and the highest standards of the Old Master tradition.
Moretti Fine Art,
Park Palace, 27 avenue de la Costa, 98000, Monaco
Opening hours: 10.00am–6.00pm
Vernissage: April 27th from 6.30pm to 8.30pm