The Medici Archive Project (MAP) is an independent research institute whose aim is to preserve and valorize the archives of the Medici dynasty, which comprise over fifteen million documents (many of them are featured in the MIA DATABASE). MAP also serves as a major academic hub for scholars and students worldwide in the field of Italian Renaissance and early modern studies.
This report focuses on an altarpiece by Jacopo Ligozzi depicting the Agony in the Garden; certain distinctive iconographic features allow us to identify this painting—documented by various archival records—as the one that once adorned the private chapel of the Bonsi family’s palace in Florence.
Federico Berti is a specialist in 17th- and 18th-century Florentine painting, with monographic studies on painters of that period, contributions to exhibitions, and articles in scholarly journals to his credit. He currently combines his research with teaching at the CER, European Center for Restoration in Florence.
This report focuses on an altarpiece by Jacopo Ligozzi depicting the Agony in the Garden; certain distinctive iconographic features allow us to identify this painting—documented by various archival records—as the one that once adorned the private chapel of the Bonsi family’s palace in Florence.
Federico Berti is a specialist in 17th- and 18th-century Florentine painting, with monographic studies on painters of that period, contributions to exhibitions, and articles in scholarly journals to his credit. He currently combines his research with teaching at the CER, European Center for Restoration in Florence.
Individuals who join Friends of MAP share in the thrill of historical discovery thanks to special experiences reserved just for them, including the MAP Forum (our online lecture series), and a host of other features such as weekly free lessons in reading Italian documents called “Friday Lunch Letters.”
