A meeting to learn more about the Ilaria del Carretto monument in Lucca

On June 15, at 5 p.m., at the National Museum of Villa Guinigi in Lucca, there will be a meeting entitled An enigmatic masterpiece: the tomb of Ilaria del Carretto, which will present in great detail the masterpiece by Jacopo della Quercia (Siena, 1371 or 1374 - 1438), precisely the tomb of Ilaria del Carretto, the young wife of the lord of Lucca Paolo Guinigi, which is located in the Cathedral of Lucca. Illustrating the 15th-century work to the public will be Annamaria Giusti, a Renaissance art expert and former director of theOpificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence.

Annamaria Giusti has conducted research that has led her to identify news and formulate deductions that could help us better understand one of the most enigmatic works in our art history: there are in fact many aspects that have yet to be fully understood (one of these is theoriginal appearance of the monument, which is certainly different from the current one, but even the autography itself by Jacopo della Quercia). Appointment then on Thursday, at 5 p.m., at the Villa Guinigi National Museum.

Image: Jacopo della Quercia, Funeral Monument of Ilaria del Carretto, detail (1405-1408; marble, 88 × 244 × 66.5 cm; Lucca, Cathedral of San Martino). Credit

A meeting to learn more about the Ilaria del Carretto monument in Lucca

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