10 Tapestries restored Palazzo Vecchio exposed to the Quirinale

The National Savings Bank has financed the restoration of 10 tapestries of Palazzo Vecchio which will be exhibited at the Quirinale in the traveling exhibition "The Prince of Dreams. Joseph tapestries Medici Pontormo and Bronzino ", where total tapestries will 20, and it was officially presented, and with great pomp, at the Quirinale Palace.

"It is a great honor for the Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze have contributed to the restoration of 10 tapestries of Palazzo Vecchio, and we are grateful to the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano and the Mayor of Florence Dario Nardella wanted to have an exhibition of such importance '', ha dichiarato il presidente dell’Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze Umberto Tombari.

Saranno esposti eccezionalmente tutti assieme, for the first time since the unification of Italy, the 20 sixteenth-century tapestries commissioned by Cosimo I de 'Medici to the Hall of the thirteenth century Palazzo Vecchio and that, in 1882 behest of the Savoy, were divided between Florence and the Palazzo del Quirinale.

From here, the exhibition will begin in January, his tour will continue to the Hall of the Caryatids of the Palazzo Reale in Milan, as part of Expo 2015, and will end in the Hall of the thirteenth century Palazzo Vecchio.

"This impressive recovery, persisted for 27 years - added Tombari - has accompanied the history of our institution since it began with the support of the then Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze and continued with funding Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, born in 1992, per uno stanziamento complessivo di 1 milione e 100 mila euro. Therefore, assumes a particular value for us, also affective, which adds to the pride of having exploited a series of works that will represent the next few months the image of 'Italy in World. It 'also significant that for performing this complex operation have been created specific expertise in the matter of the restoration of the tapestries, conducted by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, which may be used for future recoveries ''.

Michael Lattanzi

By the number 46 - Year II 7/1/2015