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Don Lorenzo II Gioeni committente e collezionista di opere d'arte
2019
Documenti inediti consentono di conoscere le scelte collezionistiche di don Lorenzo II Gioeni, marchese di Giuliana, barone di Burgio, Contessa ed Aidone e principe di Castiglione, imparentato con i Colonna per il matrimonio della figlia Isabella con Marcantonio V di Paliano. Il nobile siciliano si circondava di interessanti manufatti rivolgendosi, tramite il suo procuratore, Francesco Setaiolo, ad abili artisti, come gli argentieri Diego Turbolo e il più noto Francesco Ruvolo, valido esponente del barocco palermitano. Alla morte del Gioeni, come attestano gli inventari esaminati, le sue ricche collezioni, costituite soprattutto da preziosi mobili, argenti, paramenti e quadri, vengono eredi…
La connessione Malta, Sicilia e Napoli nell'oreficeria del XVII e del XVIII secolo: Giovanni Tommaso de Mare e Francesco Vidall
2017
Il saggio studia le relazioni artistico-culturali tra Sicilia, Malta e Napoli nel campo dell'oreficeria d'epoca moderna. In questo contesto emergono le figure ancora poco conosciute degli orafi Giovanni Tommaso de Mare e Francesco Vidall. The essay deals with the artistic-cultural relationships between Sicily, Malta and Naples in the field of modern jewelery. In this context the still little known figures of the goldsmiths Giovanni Tommaso de Mare and Francesco Vidall emerge.
Ugo Zovetti e la decorazione del libro. Una nuova acquisizione per il Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe della Fondazione Giorgio Cini
2020
Il contributo è dedicato a una delle acquisizioni più recenti entrate a far parte della collezione della Fondazione Giorgio Cini: il pregevole corpus di opere di Ugo Zovetti senior (Curzola, 1879 - Milano, 1974). Stimato protagonista della decorazione del libro, Zovetti si è distinto nel panorama internazionale dell'arte contemporanea grazie a una produzione diversificata e di qualità che include disegni per stoffe e tessuti d’arredamento, fogli illustrati e studi per decorazioni d’interni, parati, arazzi, tappeti, caratteri tipografici e rilegature. The contribution is dedicated to one of the most recent acquisitions of the Giorgio Cini Foundation collection: the valuable corpus of works b…
Il corallo trapanese nel collezionismo di ieri e di oggi: una raccolta di arte sacra tra Seicento e Settecento alla XXXI Biennale dell’Antiquariato
2020
The collection of works in Trapanese coral exhibited at the XXXI International Biennial of Antiques in Florence demonstrates show such production was characterized by a consistently high cultural level and refined artistic knowledge. Whereas from the 16th Century onwards the main players in this trend were sovereigns, nobles and high prelates, between the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th Century, antique dealers and wealthy private individuals became the main players, as they were attracted, like their predecessors, by the exquisite beauty of Trapanese coral artifacts, which still commands high prices in the art market. The article proposes a scientific study of the wor…
I ventagli della collezione Whitaker
2015
The essay examines the fans kept at Villa Malfitano in Palermo, part of the Whitaker collection.
La grandeur & la beauté - Le Arti Decorative siciliane nei diari dei viaggiatori francesi tra XVII e XIX secolo
2021
This volume constitutes the second stage of a research project which, through a detailed study of the accounts of foreign travellers who arrived in Sicily between the 17th and 19th centuries, has identified descriptions of the Sicilian decorative arts seen during their itineraries. After having published the results of the research on the diaries of English travellers in the volume Beauty and Splendour - Le Arti Decorative siciliane nei diari dei viaggiatori inglesi tra XVIII e XIX secolo, the results of the scientific research on the diaries of French travellers are presented here.
Un sistema de indicadores para el seguimiento y evaluación de la gestión sostenible del patrimonio cultural
2013
This paper describes the general procedure followed to build a system of indicators for monitoring and evaluating the Strategy for Culture and Development of Spanish Cooperation. Taking the Sustainable Management of Cultural Heritage as a reference, in this study an approach is made to questions relative to: 1) the process of evaluating a list of indicators by a panel of experts using the Delphi technique, 2) the definition and calculation of a relative operational index, 3) the process of indicator selection, and lastly, 4) how the selected indicators were assigned to form part of the basic or strategic dimension on which the system is structured. En este trabajo se describe el procedimie…
Attitudes and perceptions of faculty members in the process adopting innovation: The OpenCourseWare initiative at the University of Valencia, Spain
2014
The OpenCourseWare project, an open learning resource repository, was established at the University of Valencia between 2008 and2009. It initially consisted of only 10 subjects, none of which was in the field of Health Sciences. The objective of this research was toinvestigate the attitudes and perceptions of faculty members in the field of Health Sciences with regard to the project to identify strategies to increase its use and expand its coverage. We applied Rogers’ innovation-diffusion theory along with a qualitative approach using theoretical sampling, semi-structured interviews and open coding. The results indicate the existence of two categories of faculty members. In the first group,…
Estimación del impacto económico de los museos a través de las nuevas tecnologías de la información: el caso del museo Ene.Térmica
2015
It is increasingly necessary to emphasize the potential of culture as an engine for economic development and its ability to generateincome and create jobs. For this reason, this paper evaluates the economic impact of the Ene.térmica museum in the territory in which it is located, Ponferrada (Castilla y León Community, Spain). In order to achieve this aim, the estimation of the different types of effects needed to determine the impact of economic of the activities linked to the existence of Ene.Térmica is calculated by using the tool Impactrimonio, a web-based application that applies the Input-Output Tables methodology. The results show that due to both activities of the museum and demand f…
Traducción y recepción: Rosalía de Castro en Italia
2020
El panorama de la recepción italiana contemporánea de los poetas españoles del siglo XIX, a través de las traducciones, no resulta especialmente satisfactorio, puesto que hay que esperar el siglo siguiente para encontrar los primeros estudios monográficos y ediciones de textos en traducción, aunque en forma antológica. Ello, no obstante, así como en el resto de Europa, el corpus de las publicaciones periódicas de las revistas ofrece un canal editorial muy proficuo para la recepción de textos literarios extranjeros. Este trabajo se centra en la presencia de la obra de Rosalía de Castro en la prensa italiana contemporánea. Al mismo tiempo, se ha intentado completar el estudio de la recepción …