San Miniato al Monte in Firenze
Mille anni di storia e bellezza

Founded in 1018, the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte contains, in its ten centuries of life between history and spirituality, the recognized chrism of unparalleled artistic and architectural casket, as well as that of one of the oldest religious houses entrusted to the Olivetan Benedictine congregation. The sacred building, the chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal, the small temple by Michelozzo and the elements fortified with the collaboration of Michelangelo Buonarroti are just some of the works analyzed in the volume, which offers for the first time to the public a complete sylloge of the complex, recently included by UNESCO in the World Heritage of Florence, through precise philological, aesthetic and documentary investigations.

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• 12/07/2022 | Convenzionali
• 13/07/2022 | Corrispondenza
• 17/07/2022 | Valdichiana Oggi
• 17/07/2022 | Goloso e Curioso
• 24/07/2022 | Bell'Italia
• 27/07/2022 | Antiquariato
• 21/08/2022 | Corriere Eusebiano
• 24/10/2022 | Art e Dossier
• 21/12/2022 | Studi Medievali
• 27/02/2023 | ARCHIVO TEOLóGICO GRANADINO
• 23/08/2023 | Analecta Bollandiana (141-2023)
• 03/09/2023 | Bullettino Senese di Storia Patria 2022
• 25/09/2023 | Benedictina
• 02/10/2023 | Medioevo Latino
• 15/02/2024 | Città di Vita
• 10/03/2024 | Il Portolano

Cristina Acidini
Cristina Acidini, storica dell’arte fiorentina, ha lavorato nel Ministero per i Beni Culturali dal 1981 al 2014. Ha diretto l’Opificio delle Pietre Dure ed è stata soprintendente del Polo Museale fiorentino quando comprendeva 27 musei statali, incluse le Gallerie dell’Accademia e degli Uffizi. Ha coordinato il gruppo ministeriale che ha formulato gli standard per i musei italiani. È autrice di libri e saggi dedicati all’arte del Rinascimento fiorentino. Dal 2015 è presidente dell’Accademia delle Arti del Disegno di Firenze.

Cristina Acidini is an art historian. Born in Florence, she worked at the Ministry of Culture from 1981 to 2014. She directed the Opi­ficio delle Pietre Dure and was Soprin­tendente of the Polo Museale Fiorentino when it included 27 state museums, including the Gallerie dell’Accademia and the Uffizi. She coordinated the ministerial group that drew up the standard guidelines for Italian museums. She is the author of books and essays devoted to Florentine Renaissance art. Since 2015 she has been president of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence.
Cristina Acidini is an art historian. Born in Florence, she worked at the Ministry of Culture from 1981 to 2014. She directed the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, a national institute for scientific research in restoration, restoration practice and teaching. She was Soprintendente of the Polo Museale Fiorentino when it included 27 state museums, among which the Gallerie dell’Accademia and the Uffizi, and she was responsible for the preservation of Florence’s historical-artistic heritage. She has served on several international art committees. She travelled extensively in the United States studying American museums. She coordinated the ministerial group that drew up the standard guidelines for Italian museums. She has promoted and directed restorations, museum renovations, exhibitions, studies and publications. She is the author of books and essays devoted to Florentine Renaissance art in particular, as well as two novels. Since 2015 she has been president of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence. Among other posts she holds, she is the President of Casa Buonarroti and the President of Fondazione di Studi di Storia dell’Arte Roberto Longhi, Florence.

Renzo Manetti

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