The Laocoon and Raphael’s paintings in Livorno: the journey of the works of art commandeered by the French (1797) Over March and August 1797 seven convoys carrying paintings, ancient sculptures and manuscripts commandeered by the French Republic arrived in Livorno from Perugia and Rome; they were heading to the Musée Central des Arts in Paris. Thanks to Redon de Belleville, the French Consul in Livorno, assisted by Commissioner Thouin as well as by grand ducal and local officials, paintings by Perugino and Raphael, sculptures from Museo Capitolino and Museo Pio-Clementino, ancient codexes from the Biblioteca Vaticana entered the city from the main Pisa route (the Strada Maestra Pisana). For months, they were stored in the Customs warehouses by the city gate leading to Pisa (the Porta a Pisa), and at last they were taken to the wet dock and laden on vessels heading to the port of Marseilles. In this study, political and power conflicts, cultural and ideological goals, infrastructures and activities of the port of Livorno were intertwined and combined in one of the most conspicuous and dramatic transferral of works of art in history.
1) La via delle Alpi e di Genova (1796). 2) L'arrivo a Livorno del 1° convoglio di quadri da Perugia, 20 marzo 1797. 3) L'arrivo a Livorno del 2° convoglio di quadri da Perugia, 3 aprile 1797. 4) Preparazione dei convogli a Roma: opere, casse e carri. 5) Il magazzino della Dogana a Livorno per il 1° convoglio da Roma con sculture e dipinti, 27 maggio 1797. 6) L'arrivo a Livorno del 2° convoglio da Roma con sculture e dipinti, 14 giugno 1797. 7) Il 3°, 4°, 5° convoglio da Roma a Livorno con sculture, libri e manoscritti, 12 e 31 luglio, 4 agosto. 8) Il caricamento delle tartane. 9) La scorta delle navi da guerra francesi. 10) La partenza dal porto di Livorno..
Il "Laocoonte" e i Raffaello a Livorno: il viaggio delle opere d'arte requisite dai Francesi (1797)
Antonella Gioli
2020-01-01
Abstract
The Laocoon and Raphael’s paintings in Livorno: the journey of the works of art commandeered by the French (1797) Over March and August 1797 seven convoys carrying paintings, ancient sculptures and manuscripts commandeered by the French Republic arrived in Livorno from Perugia and Rome; they were heading to the Musée Central des Arts in Paris. Thanks to Redon de Belleville, the French Consul in Livorno, assisted by Commissioner Thouin as well as by grand ducal and local officials, paintings by Perugino and Raphael, sculptures from Museo Capitolino and Museo Pio-Clementino, ancient codexes from the Biblioteca Vaticana entered the city from the main Pisa route (the Strada Maestra Pisana). For months, they were stored in the Customs warehouses by the city gate leading to Pisa (the Porta a Pisa), and at last they were taken to the wet dock and laden on vessels heading to the port of Marseilles. In this study, political and power conflicts, cultural and ideological goals, infrastructures and activities of the port of Livorno were intertwined and combined in one of the most conspicuous and dramatic transferral of works of art in history.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
