As part of the new Rijksmuseum Maastricht, the Bonnefantenmuseum is holding a large presentation of early Italian art, entitled Palazzo. It
revolves around the important Dutch collector of Italian Renaissance art, Prof. Dr. Otto Lanz (1865-1935). After World War II, a major part of his extensive collection ended up in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and another part came to the Bonnefantenmuseum in the late 1980s. In this semi-permanent presentation, works from the Lanz collection are supplemented with art from collections of other collectors who were active in the inter-war period, such as the businessman Edwin vom Rath. Palazzo thus sketches a lively picture of the Dutch art and collection climate of this period.