In 1779, Giuseppe Pelli Bencivenni published his Saggio istorico della Real Galleria di Firenze. But what did it mean to write the history of the Uffizi gallery in this moment? This talk offers a close reading of Pelli Bencivenni’s catalogue. Paula Findlen is Ubaldo Pierotti Professor of Italian History at Stanford University and Director of the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. Having spent far too much time with cabinets of curiosities, she continues to be interested in the history of museums and collecting.
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