Florence: the late Baroque works of the Ginori Museum on display at Palazzo Marucelli-Fenzi
From 16 December 2022 to 17 February 2023, the sumptuous rooms of Palazzo Marucelli-Fenzi, now home to the Department of History, Archaeology, Geography, Art and Entertainment (Sagas) of the University of Florence, welcome the exhibition “Arts in dialogue. Late Baroque echoes in the sculptures of the Ginori Museum”.
Arts in dialogue
Florence is preparing to welcome an innovative exhibition of rare beauty and cultural value. As the title suggests “Arts in dialogue. Late Baroque echoes in the sculptures of the Ginori Museum”the exhibition itinerary not only makes use of a rich manufacturing content, but also consists of a highly prized container that interacts with the whiteness of the ceramics on display.
Edited by Christian Giometti (University of Florence), Andrew DiLorenzo (director of the Ginori Museum) e Rita Balleri (Museo Ginori), the exhibition relates the courtly eighteenth-century frescoes of Sebastian Riccio that characterize the halls of the Palace, the elegant stuccos of John Barattoand the sculptures made or acquired in the 18th century by the Ginori Manufacture.
Visitors, as rarely happens, will thus be able to experience the concept of interpenetration of the artssimultaneously admiring high examples of architecture, painting and sculpture.
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The elegance of Palazzo Marucelli-Fenzi
Marucelli-Fenzi Palacecurrent headquarters of the Department of History, Archaeology, Geography, Art and Entertainment (Sagas) of the University of Florence, is a historic building in the Florentine city located in via San Gallo 10 and characterized by beautiful frescoed rooms a mythological or allegorical theme.
On the occasion of the exhibition event some rooms will be exceptionally open to the public and the sumptuous baroque ceilings, the elegant walls of neoclassical inspiration will enter into communication with the peculiar creations of Carlo Ginori.
The Marquis started his famous pottery factory in 1737 BC Shower, a locality a few kilometers from the village of Sesto Fiorentino; the ancient art of the lathe passed from generation to generation until 1896, when the merger with the Richard Ceramic Society of Milan.
In addition to having an extraordinary skill in the composition of doughs, Ginori immediately paid homage to the tradition of the late Florentine Baroque by translating the compositions of some well-known sculptors into porcelain, including Giovan Battista Foggini, Massimiliano Soldani Benzi, Giuseppe Piamontini, Antonio Montauti And Agostino Cornacchini.
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The precious works of the Ginori Manufacture
The exhibition intends to celebrate the mastery of Ginori factoryoffering it an exceptional place that enhances its material brightness and extraordinary expressiveness.
Particularly striking is, for example, the juxtaposition of Baratta’s stuccos with three wax casts reproducing works by the same sculptor. Made by the Marquis’s factory around 1740, the casts belong to Ginori Museum (Eurydice And Allegory of Prudence) and al Bargello National Museum (Allegory of Wealth).
Dozens of similar combinations will lead visitors through the history of Florentine manufacturing between the 18th and 19th centuries, creating a pioneering bridge between late baroque sculpture and the first signs of Neoclassicism.
Organized by Department of History, Archaeology, Geography, Art and Entertainment (Sagas) of the University of Florence together with Ginori Museumthe exhibition avails itself of the collaboration with the Regional Directorate of Museums of TuscanyIHard Stones Factory and IFriends of Doccia Association.
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The opening of the exhibition
Friday 16th December at 12.30 in the Aula Magna of Palazzo Marucelli–Fenzi (first floor) there will beinauguration of the exhibition, enhanced by the interventions of Thomas Montanaripresident of Richard Ginori Archive Museum Foundation of Doccia manufactureby the Vice Rector of the University of Florence Giovanni Tarli Barbieriof the Regional Director of Museums of Tuscany Stephen Casciu and the Deputy Director of the Sagas Department Fulvius Matterhorn.
The exposure will be can be visited for free upon reservation up to February 17, 2023 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. There is a temporary closure for the Christmas holidays from 23 December to 8 January, with the exception of 27 and 29 December, during which access will be possible from 10 to 13.
To book your visit to the exhibition, simply send an email to [email protected].
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