From Philippe Daverio to Antonio Natali, art history is also present in elections. All the candidates

The upcoming elections will also be marked by the large presence of art history personalities who will appear on the lists, both in the European and local elections: prominent names stand out in the list of art historians.

It begins with the European appointment: among the candidates stands out Philippe Daverio, born in 1949, a “television” art historian best known for his program Passepartout, for the direction of Art and Dossier, for his numerous popular books and for his constant presence on television screens. He will be a candidate with Emma Bonino’s Europa+ list.

Many names of art historians in the administrations. One can start in Florence: among the candidates for city council is Antonio Natali, director of the Uffizi from 2006 to 2015, who is running on the Sinistra Italiana list. For Natali this is not a new experience: he had already run for political office last year with Liberi e Uguali, but was not elected. Another prominent name is Alessandro Delpriori: the art historian who specializes in medieval art and is also the current mayor of Matelica in the Marche region (he is best remembered for his experience on the front lines during the earthquake in central Italy in 2016), will seek a second term.

There is also another art historian vying for the mayoral seat. In Veroli (Frosinone), the center-right candidate is Marco Bussagli, who in addition to being an art historian is also a painter (for him also a participation in the 1985 Venice Biennale): as an art historian, he teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and is the author of several essays (particularly famous are those for Giunti’s Dossier d’Art series). Bussagli is not a new face in local politics: in fact, he has already held the post of culture alderman in Veroli.

Several then art historians are vying for a seat on the city council. In Ferrara, Vasilij Gusella, conservator of the Palazzo dei Diamanti, is a candidate for the Insieme list, which supports the center-left mayoral candidate. And in Bergamo, art historian Giovanni Berera, who is coordinator of the Educational Departments of the Bernareggi Foundation, is among the candidates on the center-left Patto per Bergamo list. Finally, there are also many art history teachers running in their cities.

From Philippe Daverio to Antonio Natali, art history is also present in elections. All the candidates

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