#niccolo-pisilli

#niccolo-pisilli

The monumental suite was one of the Flemish master's most prestigious achievements, produced between 1622 and 1625 on commission for the French Crown.

This is a work of exceptional importance. We had the objective of making an artistic masterpiece that would otherwise be destined for the art market accessible to scholars and enthusiasts.

If you follow the advice of Caterina Sforza, 'you will see that thing become so narrow that you yourself will be in admiration.' That striking promise appears in the Experimenta, a collection of recipes attributed to the Renaissance noblewoman Caterina Sforza. Best known as the formidable ruler of Imola and Forli and a fierce opponent of the Borgia family, Sforza also cultivated a keen interest in medicine, alchemy, and cosmetics.

Bricci was a multihyphenate artist active in the mid-17th century, and unique among female artists in that she was not only a painter but also an architect (most famous for a now destroyed Villa Benedetta Il Vascello), sculptor, and amateur musician. The daughter of an artist, Giovanni Bricci, she learned basic skills in his workshop and also worked his connections to meet potential patrons.

levelled much of the city. Along with homes, churches and monuments, invaluable historical sources and documents were lost, including works by Messina's greatest son, Antonello da Messina, the artist widely credited with transforming the course of Renaissance art. In the space of half a minute, a city's memory and that of one of the greatest painters in history was buried alongside its people.