A lecture by Alexandra Lawrence
The Sala della Niobe on the top floor of the Uffizi Gallery is one of Florence’s most fascinating (but under-visited) spaces. Through the mix of masterpieces ranging in style from ancient Roman to the Baroque, a thrilling story of art, power, and preservation unfolds. Decorated in 1770 on the order of Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Lorraine, the room was created to welcome the Niobe group arriving in Florence from the Villa Medici in Rome. It was bookended by two large-scale canvases by Pieter Paul Rubens, which, along with the ancient statuary and additional works by local painters, all combine to creating a unique microcosm of Florentine art history guaranteed to surprise and delight even the most well-versed Uffizi expert.
If you are in Florence and would like to attend the lecture in person at the British Institute Library, please register here or send an email to bif@britishinstitute.it
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Many thanks to Jane Lewis for her sponsorship of the lecture