A lecture series to learn about Genoa in the Golden Age, 1528 to 1684

An interesting series of lectures is about to kick off in Genoa to learn about the history of the city in the “golden century,” from 1528, the year of the expulsion of the French and Andrea Doria’s government reform, to 1684, the year of the bombardment of the Sun King’s fleet on the city. The lectures, given by established and emerging scholars, will discuss economics, art, history and various topics related to what was the “golden century” of the Republic of Genoa. “Not a sequence of information related to a view of the city’s development from a single point of view,” the presentation reads, “but a many-sided reflection, capable of restoring the complexity, charm and strength of what is not hesitant to call the ’golden century’ of the Genoese.” The organization is entrusted to the nonprofit GenovApiedi, which has already carried out hundreds of initiatives, including conferences and fundraising for restorations, to safeguard Genoa’s historical and artistic heritage since 2012, when it was established.

The meetings, which will be held every Tuesday (except for the penultimate meeting, which will be on Wednesday), at 5 p.m. at the Genoa headquarters of Alliance Française (at 20 Via Garibaldi, in the context of the splendid palaces of Strada Nuova), will begin on January 23 and conclude on March 20, with the following program:

January 23, 2018 - Finance, trade and war: the affairs of the Genoese from the 1400s to the French Revolution (Emiliano Beri, University of Genoa)

January 30, 2018 - The Language of the Mediterranean. Genoese over the centuries (Fiorenzo Toso, University of Sassari)

February 6, 2018 - Teathrum Sacrum: the decoration of sacred space between the Council and the Counter-Reformation (Valentina Fiore, MiBACT)

February 13, 2018 - The Rolli system. The society of palaces and the ruling aristocracy (Carlo Bitossi, University of Ferrara)

February 20, 2018 - Genoa and North Africa: trade, war and slavery between the two shores of the Mediterranean (Andrea Zappia, University of Genoa)

February 27, 2018 - Passion for antiquity in the frescoes of the Palazzi dei Rolli (Matteo Capurro, University of Genoa)

March 6, 2018 - The Republic of Books: libraries, culture and the European updating of the Genoese (Giacomo Montanari, University of Genoa)

March 14, 2018 - Arming the galleys. Genoese cannons for war on the sea (Renato Gianni Ridella, University of Genoa)

March 20, 2018 - The system of Genoese villas. Architecture, gardens, landscape (Sara Rulli, University of Genoa)

All meetings are free admission. However, it is possible to make a donation to the ONLUS GenovApiedi, which will direct donations to the restoration of historical documents and works of art. The IBAN is IT94P0335901600100000072304 (Banca Prossima, reason: donation for restoration). Offerings are deductible or deductible on your tax return.

A lecture series to learn about Genoa in the Golden Age, 1528 to 1684

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