FLORENCE, ITALY – In Florence, Palazzo Pitti’s Modern Art Gallery celebrates the 150th anniversary of Florence as the capital of Italy with a show from November 19 to April 3 titled “Florence Capital 1865-2015. The Gifts and Collections of the King”.
Dedicated to the Savoy royal family and their time in Florence, the show highlights the third great dynasty following the Medicis and the Lorenas.
The exhibition presents paintings and furniture that bear witness to the royal court in a evocative look into the life of King Vittorio Emanuele II, his artistic tastes, and his main interests and ties. The Duchess of Aosta’s apartment makes up the hub of the show and almost all of the rooms have been reopened especially for the occasion.
Of particular note are the large mirror that the king purchased at the 1861 National Exposition, as well as in the Yellow Room the signs of the passions of the ‘gentleman king’: dogs, hunting, and horses.
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