Schmidt: move the Rape of the Sabine Women inside the Uffizi.

Move the famous Rape of the Sabine Women, Giambologna ’s masterpiece located under the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, inside the Uffizi and replace it with a copy: the proposal was launched today by Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi, during an interview withAnsa. The reasons? Exposure to pollution, weathering and damage from tourists, which has already occurred in the past. The proposal has been discussed for years: in 2000, it was Antonio Paolucci, then Superintendent, who put it forward.

“Making a copy, and transporting the original inside the museum is a much more economical and feasible hypothesis today than in the past,” Schmidt explained, pointing out that “a solution for this sculpture would be opportune, because in the last 15 years its condition has inevitably worsened,” despite “the continuous monitoring and care of the restorers of the Opificio delle pietre dure.” The director then outlined the exhibition activities for 2018: there will be a retrospective of contemporary German artist Fritz Koenig, with about 200 works on display between the Uffizi and Boboli, and an exhibition, from March 8, on Bolognese painter Elisabetta Sirani. There are also plans to expand the museum with an auditorium, named after Giorgio Vasari, which will host meetings, lectures, concerts and various activities.

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Schmidt: move the Rape of the Sabine Women inside the Uffizi.

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