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Exhibitions | From 25/09/2021 to 02/04/2022

Giottesque Painters in the Valdelsa

Giottesque Painters in the Valdelsa

Two versions of the Madonna and Child juxtaposed for visitors to discover Lippo di Benivieni and the followers of Giotto in the Valdelsa

The great painter Giotto played a crucial and highly influential role throughout the 14th century not only on account of his painting but also thanks to the profilic output of the artists and apprentices involved in his workshops, who then went on in their turn to paint in the churches, courts and castles of the area. The exhibition explores the dissemination of Giotto's style throughout the Valdelsa, an area rich in works by Taddeo Gaddi and other masters who benefited first hand from Giotto's teaching.

Montespertoli, for example, is home to a small Madonna and Child attributed to the painter Lippo di Benivieni, an imaginative and expressive follower of Giotto, while the Uffizi has another Madonna and Child by him that is almost exactly the same size. The exhibition showcases the two paintings side by side to allow visitors to familiarise with his work.

The Montespertoli painting has had a particularly troubled history. It originally graced an altar in the church of San Lorenzo in Montegufoni, close to the castle that served as a safe haven for many works of art from the museums of Florence during World War II, but in 1985 thieves broke into the church to steal the picture. The theft shone the spotlight on the lack of alarm and security systems to safeguard Italy's art heritage, but the story has a happy ending: the work was found after only a few months and the Museo di Arte Sacra di San Piero in Mercato was born.

 

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EXCEPTIONAL NIGHT OPENINGS

Discover the Uffizi by night!

Take your time, enjoy beauty in a relaxed atmosphere.