Eleonora di Toledo

On the 500th anniversary of her birth, the catalogue celebrates Eleonora of Toledo, the Spanish consort of Cosimo I de' Medici, who arrived in Florence in 1539 and brought with her a cultural baggage that was remarkable for its time. A supporter of artists of the calibre of Bronzino, of men of letters and poets such as Laura Battiferri and the controversial courtesan Tullia of Aragon, but also of religious figures such as the new Jesuit order. An enlightened sovereign who moved the Medici court from the Palazzo Vecchio (readapted and decorated by some of the greatest painters of the time to house her flats) to the Boboli Gardens and Palazzo Pitti, purchased in February 1550 by the duchess with her own finances, transformed according to her personal design ideals and actively administered by her, as a true manager of the estate. A catalogue of an exhibition that examines a golden age not only for art but also for clothing, music and furnishings such as tapestry.Curated by one of the most important scholars on the subject Bruce Edelstein and Valentina Conticelli, head of the Tesoro dei Granduchi that hosts the exhibition until 14 May.In the catalogue are essays and entries by Italian and foreign scholars of the calibre of Lucia Meoni, Riccardo Gennaioli, Philippe Costamagna, Jessica Goethals, Carlos Hernando Sάnchez and Virginia Cox.

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