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SPRING TOUR 2014
BALBIANELLO
CIRCLE
ROME
MAY 23rd - 29th, 2014
RESERVED FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE BALBIANELLO CIRCLE
Marella Agnelli
Honorary Chairman
Bona de’ Frescobaldi*
International Chairman
Lynn Forester de Rothschild
Chairman of Advisory Trustees
Maria Manetti Shrem
Chairwoman of the Balbianello Circle
Board of Advisory Trustees
Giorgio Armani
Giancarla Berti
Anna Bulgari
Laura Casalis
Carla Comelli
Giulia Maria Crespi*
Chiara Ferragamo
Audrey Gruss
Gail Hilson
Joan Hotchkis
Maria Manetti Shrem
Ann Nitze
Paolo and Henrietta Pellegrini
Marilyn Perry*
Giorgio Poggiani*
Roberta Ritter*
Nancy Rubin
Mariuccia Zerilli Marimò
Board of Directors
James M. Carolan
President
Sharleen Cooper Cohen
Vice President
Susan Bender
Treasurer
Giovanna Loredan Bonetti
Andrea Carandini
Celine Crosa di Vergagni
Vannozza Guicciardini
Merle Mullin
Alessandra Pellegrini
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*Founders
SPRING TOUR 2014
ROME
Cari Amici,
Friends of FAI is delighted to announce our 2014 Spring Tour of Rome.
A traveler arriving in Rome in the 18th century would find himself in a city of churches, but also
of numerous private palaces and villas. Three hundred years later you will have the same impression
of this city. Rome was for centuries a monarchy by election, in which each Papal or Cardinal family
rose to a sovereign or princely standing. It is necessary to bear this in mind in order not to be
overwhelmed by a city with so many regal dwellings. Rome also has the historical precedent of
having been for centuries the capital of a universal empire. As a result, all the references in the arts
to past imperial glories could only contribute to a magnificence without comparison in all of
Europe. Not only are the glories of ancient Rome visible in the Forum and elsewhere, but we can
also view treasures from antiquity in the city’s private residences and collections.
During our Roman journey, we will underline this continuity as we admire the richness of the
marbles and ancient statues in the residence of Prince Colonna and in other noble homes. At the
residence of Duca Sforza Cesarini we will visit the ancient Harbor of Emperor Trajan. We will also
be received in a residence of the Knights of Malta in the Palazzo Orsini, built in the Renaissance on
top of the Theater of Marcellus. The continuity of Roman life over two thousand years is also
represented by the Jewish Community, the oldest in Europe, and the director of the Jewish
Museum will greet us during our visit. Though a journey of a few days in Rome may seem too
short, thanks to the hospitality of many friends, we will endeavor to offer you the best of every
century. We will be received at the Castle of Prince Odescalchi on Lake Bracciano received by
Donna Maria Pace Recchi Odescalchi; at Palazzo Borghese where Napoleon’s sister, Paolina
Bonaparte, once lived; at Palazzo Lancellotti in the newly restored residence of Robert de Balkany;
and in a modern garden designed by Russel Page for Contessa Sanminiatelli Odescalchi.
Contemporary Art will also be a focus of our trip, with a visit to the celebrated Berlingieri
Collection (a part of which we have already seen in Palermo), and to the Valsecchi Collection.
Although many have already visited the Vatican, we will arrange a private, after-hours tour of its
museums and the Sistine Chapel, so that we may enjoy their splendors in an exclusive setting.
I hope that at the end of your visit you will agree with Petrarch, who wrote to a friend in 1350
after spending time as a guest of the Colonna family: “I no longer wonder that the whole world
was conquered by this city but only that I was conquered so late.”
Sincerely,
Bona Frescobaldi
International Chairman
&
James M. Carolan
President
Friday, May 23
Saturday, May 24
Day 1
Day 2
Arrival in Rome and transfer to the Hotel Eden
Private visit to the gardens of Villa Medici
Dinner at Circolo della Caccia received by
Marchese and Marchesa Patrizi Naro Montoro
The Circolo della Caccia was founded on November 7th,
1869 with the name “Circolo di San Carlo” due to its first
location in front of the San Carlo church. Over the years
the private club moved several times, finally settling in
Palazzo Borghese in 1922. It is considered the most
important Italian gentleman’s club; at the moment there are
800 members who are residents in Rome and elsewhere.
Among its honorary members are the King of Spain, the
King of Sweden, and the princes of European royal houses.
Home to the Caccia, Palazzo Borghese was acquired
around 1605 by Cardinal Camillo Borghese, just before
he became Pope Paul V. Flaminio Ponzio was hired to
enlarge the building and give it the grandeur appropriate
to the residence of the pope’s family. He added a wing
overlooking Piazza Borghese and the delightful porticoed
courtyard inside. Subsequent enlargements included the
building and decoration of a great nympheum known as
the Bath of Venus. For more than two centuries this
palazzo housed the Borghese family’s renowned collection
of paintings, which was bought by the Italian state in
1902 and transferred to the Villa Borghese.
The spectacular 16th century gardens and villa are situated
in the heart of Rome, and offer a panoramic view of the
city. Originally owned by the Crescenzi family, the villa
was completely transformed between 1564 and 1575 by
Nanni di Baccio Bigio and Annibale Lippi for Cardinal
Giovanni Ricci da Montepulciano. Cardinal Ferdinando
de’ Medici, who acquired the property in 1576,
embellished and expanded the villa, adding a sculpture
gallery to the right side. The shape of the property on
which the villa was erected, a narrow strip of terraced land
between the present Via del Pincio and the Aurelian Walls,
delineates the layout of the garden which has a long
avenue running parallel to the façade of the palace, rather
than the usual perpendicular relationship. When the
Hapsburgs succeeded the Medici for the Tuscan throne,
the villa became part of the granducal property. Then, in
1804 the French Republic took possession of the villa,
transforming it into the French Academy. Today, it
provides studio space for French artists and is the site of
temporary exhibitions and cultural events.
Private visit to Palazzo Sacchetti, residence of
Marchesa Sacchetti
Cardinal Ricci da Montepulciano commissioned Nanni di
Baccio Bigio with the construction of this palace in 1555.
It stands on the site of the house where the architect
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1483-1546) once lived.
In the 17th century, the palazzo was purchased by the
Sacchetti family. Palazzo Sacchetti is among Via Giulia’s
most remarkable buildings, with its long façade adorned
with decorated windows and a balcony over the main
entrance. Between 1553 and 1554, Francesco Salviati
decorated the hall of the piano nobile, known as the Map
Room or the Cardinal’s Audience Hall. The family of the
Marchesi Sacchetti, who still inhabit the palace, originated
in Florence, with Isacco or Isachetto, at the beginning of
the 11th century. By the beginning of the 14th century, the
family was among the most powerful in all of Florence. In
the second half of the 16th century, a branch of the family
moved to Rome, giving many important prelates to the
Church. Among the most illustrious members of the family
were Cardinal Giulio (1626) and Cardinal Urbano (1681).
The family once held the hereditary office of Foriere
Maggiore dei Sacri Palazzi Apostolici (Hereditary
Quartermaster General of the Sacred Apostolic Palace).
Lunch at the residence of
Giovanni and Valeria Giuliani and visit to their
contemporary art collection
Giovanni Giuliani’s collection of contemporary art is
comprised of more than 300 works by Italian and
international artists from the 1960s to the present.
Featuring site-specific installations, sculpture, photography,
video, and painting, the collection offers a significant view
of the movements and trends that have contributed to the
history of contemporary art. The collection includes works
by leading Conceptual artists Robert Barry, Ilya Kabakov
and Sol LeWitt; as well as major figures of the Arte Povera
movement Giovanni Anselmo, Pier Paolo Calzolari and
Jannis Kounellis. Also featured in the collection are works
by Marina Abramovic, Anselm Kiefer, William Kentridge
and Sam Taylor Wood among many others.
Private visit to Vatican Museums
The buildings that house one of the world's most
important art collections were originally papal palaces built
for Renaissance popes such as Sixtus IV, Innocent VIII and
Julius II. The long courtyards and galleries, linking
Innocent VIII's Belvedere Palace to the other buildings,
were created by Donato Bramante, who was commissioned
by Julius II in 1503. Most of the later additions to the
buildings were made in the 18th century, when priceless
works of art accumulated by earlier popes were first
displayed. Indeed, four centuries of papal patronage and
connoisseurship have resulted in one of the world's greatest
collections of Classical and Renaissance art. The Vatican
houses many of the great archaeological finds of central
Italy, including the Laocoön group, discovered in 1506 on
the Esquiline, the Apollo del Belvedere and the Etruscan
bronze known as the Mars of Todi. Pope Julius II
commissioned Raphael Sanzio, a brilliant 25-year-old
painter from central Italy, with the redecoration (15071517) of these four grand rooms. These measures provided
the pope an alternative to occupying the papal apartment
downstairs, which had been created by his detested Borgia
predecessor Alexander VI. The Stanze, which became Pope
Julius II's reception rooms, are famous for the frescoes of
the Fire in the Borgo, the Dispute Over the Blessed
Sacrament, and the School of Athens.
Dinner at Palazzo Patrizi received by
Marchese and Marchesa Corso Patrizi Naro Montoro
Located in front of the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi,
Palazzo Patrizi boasts a splendid vestibule, along with a
beautiful staircase and a small, original courtyard, formed
by a portico of ancient Roman granite columns.
Giacomo della Porta is believed to have been responsible
for much of the decoration that was completed in 1611.
In 1642 the palace was acquired by the Marchesi Patrizi,
a family from Siena who had inherited from the Naro
family the title of Vessilliferi (flag holders) della Santa
Romana Chiesa in the Pontifical Court.
The collection of paintings was amassed thanks in large
part to the passion and patronage of two papal treasurers:
Costanzo Patrizi (1589-1624) and Giovanni Battista Patrizi
(1658-1727). Both the first and second piano nobile are
beautifully decorated with Roman furniture and objects.
When Cunegonda, Princess of Saxe, married Marchese
Patrizi at the end of the 18th century, she brought a
famous service of Saxe porcelain into the family, similar to
those brought to Rome during the same period by her
sisters (Marchesa Massimo and Principessa Altieri). One
peculiarity of the palace is a room in the neo-Gothic style,
which was created at the end of the last century by one of
the Marchesi Patrizi who was very devoted to Saint Francis
of Assisi. The palace is now inhabited by Marchesa Teresa
Patrizi Frescobaldi, and by her children Sofia, Patrizio,
Corso and their families.
Sunday, May 25
Monday, May 26
Day 3
Day 4
Private visit to Castello di Torre in Pietra received by
Professor Andrea Carandini, president of FAI
Coffee at Villa Polissena received by
H.S.H Princess Mafalda of Hesse
Torre in Pietra was bought in 1590 by Camilla Peretti,
the sister of Pope Sisto V. It was his nephew, Michele
Peretti, who built the palace on the grounds of the
medieval Castrum. In 1619, he employed the architect
Francesco Peperelli to carry out the project, and the
palace still retains most of its 17th century features.
In 1639, the Peretti family sold the castle to the Princes
Falconieri, who kept it for over two centuries. At the
beginning of the 18th century, the Falconieri transformed
the appearance of both the interior and some of the
exterior, commissioning two of the main artists of their
time: the architect Ferdinando Fuga, and the painter Pier
Leone Ghezzi.
The medieval church was demolished and rebuilt
according to the plans of Fuga, with frescoes by Ghezzi,
who also decorated the interior of the castle with scenes
celebrating the visit of Pope Benedict XIII.
Lunch at Porto received by
Duca and Duchessa Ascanio Sforza Cesarini and
visit to the Imperial Harbor
Dinner at Palazzo Lancellotti received by
Robert de Balkany
Palazzo Lancellotti stands on Piazzetta San Simeone.
Commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Lancellotti, it was
built at the end of the 16th century, on the ruins of much
older buildings. It was designed by Francesco da Volterra,
and completed by Carlo Maderno. The facade is
composed of ashlar stonework, columns decorating the
main entrance, and a balcony crowning the doorway,
designed by Il Domenichino. On three sides, the palazzo
displays a long line of architrave windows, crowned by a
beautiful cornice, and on the ashlar corners, two
wonderful sacred shrines supported by angels, which date
to the 18th century.
In the beautiful inner courtyard decorated with marble
and stucco, one finds a large staircase leading up to the
inner reception halls of the piano nobile.
Agostino Tassi, a prominent artist of the time who
specialized in landscapes, frescoed the main hall of the
palace. His frescoes give the impression of open windows
overlooking the sea.
Drink at the residence of
Marchese and Marchesa Berlingieri and
visit to their contemporary art collection
Considered to be the most important collectors of
contemporary art in Rome, the Berlingieri’s collection
features works by artists Donald Judd, Andy Warhol, Cy
Twombly, Anselm Kiefer, Damien Hirst, and Alberto
Burri, among many others. Their collection is housed
within their elegant apartment in the Parioli area of Rome
Lunch at the residence of Mila Brachetti Peretti
Drink at Palazzo Ruspoli received by
Contessa Daniela d'Amelio Memmo
This Palazzo Ruspoli originally belonged to the Jacobilli
family, who began construction on the palace around
1556. It was then acquired by an affluent Florentine
family, the Rucellai, who commissioned celebrated
Florentine architect Bartolomeo Ammanati (who designed
the courtyard of Palazzo Pitti in Florence) to expand the
palace. The main marble staircase, designed by Martino
Longhi il Giovane, is celebrated as the most beautiful in
Rome. The ground floor is now occupied by the
Memmo Foundation, which organizes didactic
exhibitions there.
Purchased in 1713 by the Ruspoli family, the palazzo was
extended along via Bocca di Leone all the way to via del
Leoncino (c. 1780). The palazzo's interior is just as
impressive. Aside from a series of rooms with friezes, the
grandiose gallery frescoed by Jacopo Zucchi representing
the Genealogy of the Gods, is one of the masterpieces of
Florentine Mannerism in Rome. The apartments of the
first and second floors, which house the Zucchi Gallery,
are furnished with paintings, statues and furniture of high
quality. All these masterpieces, some of which were
already in the palazzo and property of the Ruspoli family,
are today part of the Memmo collection.
Dinner at Palazzo Borghese received by
Pietro and Camilla Valsecchi and visit to their
contemporary art collection
Palazzo Borghese was acquired in 1604 by Cardinal
Camillo Borghese who offered it to his brothers when he
was elected pope the same year. Intended as a symbol of
the power and glory of the pontifical family in the very
heart of Rome, it was begun in 1560 by Martino Longhi
and completed by Flaminio Ponzio, who designed the
beautiful courtyard and the riverfront façade. Around
1670 the palace was extensively remodeled by Carlo
Rinaldi, who rebuilt the façade facing the piazza and
redesigned the gardens. The resulting irregular shape has
Tuesday, May 27
Day 5
earned it the nickname cembalo (“the harpsichord”).
The Borghese family originated in Siena. They acquired
great wealth and status thanks to Pope Paul V Borghese,
who endowed his nephews with prodigious fortunes,
quickly transforming them into the wealthiest landowners
in all of Lazio. The Aldobrandini and Salviati
patrimonies, which merged together with the estates of
the Borghese, rendered this family legendary for its wealth
and magnificence until the end of the 19th century.
Paolina Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon, was married to
Camillo Borghese in 1803, and lived in the palace for
several years.
Still owned by the Borghese, the palace is also the home
of the Circolo della Caccia
Visit to Museo della Sinagoga received by
Alessandra di Castro and visit to the Ghetto
The Jewish Museum of Rome, located in the
monumental building of the Great Synagogue, was
opened in 1960 to display the collections of the
Jewish Community of Rome. The collection includes
Roman silverware from the 17th and 18th century,
precious textiles from all over Europe, illustrated
parchments and marble carvings that were salvaged
when the Cinque Scole, the five synagogues of the
Ghetto, were demolished. On November 22, 2005
the Museum reopened to the public, after extensive
renovations. There are seven completely new
exhibition areas, and an educational itinerary that
highlights the magnificent artifacts and precious
documents that narrate the over 2000 year history of
the Jews of Rome, the relationship between the Jews
and the city, the yearly cycle of Jewish Holidays and
the Jewish life cycle. The Museum is a unique place
to discover the traditions, religion and history of
Roman Jews, one of the oldest Jewish communities of
the world.
Private visit to Palazzo Orsini received by
Conte and Contessa de Liedekerke at the residence of
the Knights of Malta
The Theatre of Marcellus stood at the heart of the ancient
city, in the monumental zone where enormous buildings
crowded side by side along the city blocks, forming a
towering spectacle that must have astonished and
stupefied the foreigners who made their way into the
great city by one of its sixteen gates. During the Middle
Ages the area around the theatre was the most densely
populated of the city. It was of strategic importance, since
it dominated the three bridges that joined the city to the
Tiber Island and thus to Trastevere. In 1535 the Savelli
family, a powerful noble house, had a new palace built
atop the ancient Theatre of Marcellus. They
commissioned architect Baldassare Peruzzi, who was in
Rome that year for the last time in his life. When the last
heir of the ancient Savelli family died in 1712, the palace
came into the possession of the Sforza Cesarini family. It
then became the property of Domenico Orsini, prince of
Gravina
Brunch at Palazzo Orsini
Visit to the Giardino San Liberato received by
Contessa Sanminiatelli
The church and garden of San Liberato, once owned
by notable art historian Conte Sanminiatelli, is set on
a ledge with magnificent views over Lake Bracciano
and the Rocca Romana beyond. Originally the site of
a Roman market town among a forest of chestnut
trees, a new house was built on the hillside. Russell
Wednesday, May 28
Day 6
Page came to work here in 1964 after the garden had
been started by Contessa Sanminiatelli. At first, Page
concentrated on planting around the site of an
ancient Romanesque church, terracing it with low
walls and narrow paths to make a series of rectangular
beds in a medieval style. The arboretum, laid out by
Conte Sanminiatelli and Russell Page in an adjacent
meadow, is very interesting. Page wrote “I know of no
other garden more magical than this . . . the simple
planes of the gardens, the sloping woods and fields
where even the details . . . have come together in
silent harmony”.
Private visit to the Castle of Prince Odescalchi on
Lake Bracciano received by
Donna Maria Pace Recchi Odescalchi
Castello Odescalchi served as the administrative and
feudal seat of the the families who owned it, and one can
observe the castle’s six hundred year history in the
weapons, paintings, frescoes, books and manuscripts,
contained within its walls. After witnessing centuries of
popes and kings, weddings and sieges, the castle began a
new chapter thanks to efforts of Prince Baldassarre
Odescalchi and the architect Raffaello Ojetti, who elected
to restore the castle in the early 20th century. They
undertook a meticulous campaign to restore the original
beauty of the stones, the splendor of the halls, and the
quiet elegance of the gardens. The castle has been open to
the public since 1952, in accordance with Livio IV
Odescalchi’s wishes. In addition to serving as a museum,
the castle also hosts a number of events that promote the
castle’s artistic and cultural patrimony, and enable the site
to continue important maintenance and restoration
programs. Thanks to the careful management of Princess
Maria Pace Odescalchi, the castle’s conservation is assured
while permitting full access to the site for tourists,
scholars and researchers.
Private visit to Palazzo Colonna
residence of Principe Colonna
The Colonna princes have lived in the original
buildings on these grounds for almost one thousand
years. During this millennium, the family took a
leading role in the Roman aristocracy, hosting popes,
emperors, and kings, and playing a central part in the
political development of the State of the Church. The
most sumptuous and regal palace in Rome, the present
complex was begun in the period of the Colonna Pope,
Martin V (1417-1431), upon the structure of the
palazzina, with ceilings frescoed by Pinturicchio, where
the Cardinal della Rovere lived at one time. The palace
was later expanded by the architect Nicolò Michetti in
1730. The glorious gallery was designed (1703) to
celebrate the glories of the family, including the feats of
Marc’Antonio Colonna, who led the victorious
Christian forces at the battle of Lepanto. The Private
Apartments, usually closed to the public, are also built
on a truly enormous scale. The Palazzo Colonna has
been celebrated by the famous French traveller Charles
de Brosses for “its rich furniture, its Orange Grove, and
above all for its superb Gallery, which is even preferable
to that of Versailles”. The picture gallery boasts a
magnificent collection - including works by Carracci,
Guercino, Poussin, Tintoretto, Ribera, and many others
- largely put together by Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna
under the guidance of the painter Carlo Maratta, and
expanded by later family members.
Private visit to Villa Colonna and drink at the
Orangerie of Villa Colonna residence of
Duca Aslan Sanfelice di Bagnoli
Lunch
Private visit to Palazzo Pallavicini and to
Casino dell'Aurora Pallavicini received by Principessa
Pallavicini
The grand complex of Palazzo Pallavicini Rospigliosi,
built on the ruins of the bath of Emperor
Constantine, stands on the Quirinal Hill. Cardinal
Scipione Borghese commissioned Flaminio Ponzio
with the construction in 1605, which was eventually
finished by Carlo Maderno in 1606. The palace,
once owned and expanded by Cardinal Giulio
Mazzarino and his heirs, was purchased by the
Pallavicini Rospigliosi in 1704, and is still owned by
that family. The piano nobile houses the Galleria
Pallavicini, one of the most important collections in
all of Rome. During this period, Nicolò Pallavicini
(friend of Peter Paul Rubens) began the nucleus of
the collection, together with his son Cardinal Lazaro
(1602-1680). Later, the marriage of Maria Camilla
Thursday, May 29
Day 7
Pallavicini (1670) to G. B. Rospigliosi, nephew of
Pope Clement IX, brought together the great
collections of these two families.
In the secluded garden of the Palazzo Pallavicini
Rospigliosi is hidden an elaborate 17th century
casino. The great courtyard in front of the palazzo
leads to a secret garden in which, towards the Piazza
of the Quirinale, is set the delicate casino edifice
designed by Vasanzio and named for Aurora, the
goddess of dawn. The casino consists of a large state
room opened by arches on one side, with two other
rooms forming slight projections. The façade is
adorned with classical bas-reliefs, and inside is the
famous ceiling fresco of Aurora Leading the Chariot
of Apollo, painted by Guido Reni between 1613 and
1614, one of the most visited masterpieces in Rome.
Drink at Palazzo Doria Pamphilj received by
Principe Jonathan Doria Pamphilj
In 1644 Giovanni Battista Pamphilj became Pope, assuming
the name of Innocent X. During his 10-year reign, he
substantially enriched his family, especially his domineering
sister-in-law, Olimpia Maidalchini. Known as the “talking
statue” Pasquino nicknamed her “Olim-Pia”, Latin for
“formerly virtuous”. She lived in the grand Palazzo Pamphilj,
which contains frescoes by Pietro da Cortona and a gallery
by Borromini. The building is now the Brazilian Embassy.
Private visit to Galleria Doria Pamphilj
This palace, which still belongs to the Doria Pamphilj, is
among the largest mansions in Rome. The palace is
actually a combination of several buildings, and includes
seven courtyards. Located on the Via del Corso, it was
constructed in the early 16th century for Cardinal
Santoro. It subsequently came into the Aldobrandini
family, and then the Pamphilj family, whose name was
extinguished when the last daughter married into the
powerful Doria family of Genoa. Antonio del Grande
extended the palace toward the Collegio Romano around
1660, and in 1734 it was restructured and given a new
façade on Via del Corso by Valvassori. The piano nobile
houses the celebrated gallery, which exhibits the fiduciary
collection of paintings in the superb setting of the original
furnishings. The gallery contains works by artists such as
Raphael, Annibale Carracci, Titian, Tintoretto,
Caravaggio, Velázquez, Breughel, Guido Reni, and
Claude Lorrain. The family recently restored the gallery,
hanging the paintings according to the original 18th
century layout.
Gala dinner at at Palazzo Doria Pamphilj received by
Principe Jonathan Doria Pamphilj
Depart from Rome airport
Lecturer
Maria Cristina Paoluzzi
We will be accompanied on the tour by Mrs. Maria
Cristina Paoluzzi, who will help us to refine our
appreciation of the historic and artistic curiosities and
wonders that we will be seeing. Maria Cristina Paoluzzi,
now director of the Roman office of the auction house
Dorotheum, has been a Professor since 2000 at the
University of Chieti, where she teaches the History of
Prints and Drawings. She was born in Rome and educated
at the University of “La Sapienza”. In 1992 she received
her degree in Art History, and in 1996 she received her
Diploma of Specialization in the History of Medieval and
Modern Art attained with 70/70 summa cum laude at the
same University. In 2003 she received her PhD at the
University of Rome “La Sapienza”. Research: Ciro Ferri,
the catalogue of a baroque painter. From 2003-2004 she
was a Fellow at the University of Chieti, G. d’Annunzio,
where she researched Devotional Painting in the XVII
Century in the Abruzzi Region. In 2008-2009 she has
been teaching as Contract Professor at the University of
Milan, L. Bocconi “History of Modern Art”
Since 1994, she has worked with the Ministry of Foreign
Aff airs in organizing historical programs and conferences
for diplomats residing in Rome, and she has worked with
several politicians and international personalities on offi
cial business to Italy, including President George Bush,
Sonia Gandhi, Simon Perez, The Royal Families of
Belgium, England and Sweden, and President Gorbachev
among others. Paoluzzi has written several publications
and organized seminars, courses, conferences. She worked
as lecturer for historical itineraries and tours organized by
A Private View of Italy for the most important
international foundations and museums from the United
States and other countries (including: the Patrons of the
Arts of the Vatican Museum, the World Monuments
Fund, the Library of Congress of Washington, the
Metropolitan Opera of New York, the Whitney Museum
of American Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, the SFMoma, the Los
Angeles County Museum, the Dallas Museum of Art, the
Art Institute of Chicago and the Peggy Guggenheim
Foundation of Venice).
Program subject to change
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