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Collezione De Iorio
Beauty & infirmity – Radiologist Mauro De Iorio has a unique understanding of the human body
![Photo: Luca Meneghel](/site/assets/files/22901/2023-05-09_13-05-04_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpeg?v=1088696097 640w, /site/assets/files/22901/2023-05-09_13-05-04_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpeg?v=453311746 1024w)
In many ways the Collezione De Iorio, like the ancient Roman god Janus, is two-faced: one face contemplates the past, the other sees the future, and the neck clings to its base.
As a radiologist, Mauro De Iorio has a unique view and understanding of the human body. In his profession, beauty and infirmity are closely interconnected. No wonder that both aspects are centrally featured in his collection – Collezione De Iorio.
De Iorio acquired his first work of art, Giulio Paolini’s Orfeo from 1976, in 2002. Numerous other pieces followed. In scouting for new works, he doesn’t pay much heed to the art market or critical reviews. For him, collecting ultimately comes down to whether a work is capable of moving him emotionally or whether it has a symbolic dimension. Examples here include Ettore Spalletti’s monochromatic light-blue canvases, with colors you can lose yourself in, or Andra Ursuta’s Broken Obelisk, a deeply melancholic object that sits in a blue chair. The works can be seen in three different locations in Trento: in an apartment in a centrally located historic building, a modestly maintained showroom, and at De Iorio’s medical center.
– text by Sandra Danicke
Collezione De Iorio is featured in the BMW ART GUIDE by INDEPENDENT COLLECTORS.
For more information on Collezione De Iorio, visit this post by Independent Collectors.
![Tecnomed, Trento. Artwork by Jon Rafman. Photo: Valentina Casalini](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-03-17_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-03-17_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Tecnomed, Trento. Photo: Valentina Casalini](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-03-26_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-03-26_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Collezione De Iorio, Verona. Photo: Marco Toté](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-03-35_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-03-35_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Berlinde De Bruyckere, Enclosed Garden, 2019](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-03-43_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-03-43_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Collezione De Iorio, Verona. Photo: Marco Toté](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-03-54_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-03-54_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Alessandro Pessoli, Like a free life, 2018](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-04-05_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-04-05_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Collezione De Iorio, Trento. Photo: Luca Meneghel](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-04-15_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-04-15_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Collezione De Iorio, Trento. Photo: Luca Meneghel](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-04-33_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-04-33_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Collezione De Iorio, Trento. Photo: Luca Meneghel](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-04-43_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-04-43_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Collezione De Iorio, Trento. Photo: Luca Meneghel](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-04-54_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-04-54_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Collezione De Iorio, Trento. Photo: Luca Meneghel](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-05-03_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-05-03_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Collezione De Iorio, Trento. Photo: Luca Meneghel](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-05-17_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-05-17_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Nairy Baghramian. Photo: Pietro Cocco](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-05-36_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-05-36_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Andra Ursuta, Broken Obelisk, 2013](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-05-38_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-05-38_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Collezione De Iorio, Trento. Photo: Luca Meneghel](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-05-59_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-05-59_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Collezione De Iorio, Trento. Photo: Luca Meneghel](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-06-11_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-06-11_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Tecnomed Zai and Collezione De Iorio, Verona. Photo: Marco Toté](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-06-19_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-06-19_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Nicolas Party, Untitled, 2017](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-06-47_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-06-47_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
![Paolini Giulio, Orfeo, 1988](/site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-06-57_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.640x0.jpg 640w, /site/assets/files/23451/2023-05-30_16-06-57_collezione-de-iorio_bmw_art_guide_by_independent_collectors.jpg 1024w)
All images courtesy of Collezione De Iorio.