March 28, 2025, 4:30 PM Presentation of Alessandro Delpriori’s book, “Renaissance in the Apennines. Abruzzese Sculptures between the 15th and 16th Centuries.”
The book is an essay on Renaissance sculpture in Abruzzo, focusing on the stylistic characteristics of the most important artists, particularly Silvestro dell’Aquila. He is compared to Florentine sculpture of the 1460s and 1470s, particularly Antonio Rossellino and Francesco di Simone Ferrucci. This interpretation has led to the attribution of the Madonna di Collemaggio, the finest sculptural masterpiece in the entire region and beyond, to them.
The book also includes a section on Giovanni Antonio da Lucoli, who, as a direct descendant of Saturnino Gatti (to whom the Madonna di Collemaggio was historically attributed), became a key figure in the region’s figurative language in the first half of the 16th century.
Speakers
- Federica Zalabra, Director of MuNDA
- Alessandro Delpriori, art historian and author of the book “Renaissance in the Apennines. Abruzzese Sculptures between the 15th and 16th Centuries”
- Luca Siracusano, art historian
Alessandro Delpriori is a researcher in Modern Art History at the University of Camerino, where he teaches in the degree program in Technologies and Diagnostics for Cultural Heritage. He specializes in medieval and Renaissance art, particularly in central Italy and the Adriatic region. In over 70 scientific publications in national and international journals and monographs, he has studied painting and sculpture between the 13th and 17th centuries, focusing on artists such as Giotto, Carlo Crivelli, Benedetto da Maiano, Luca Signorelli, Raphael, and many others. His studies have allowed him to develop an understanding of the historical and artistic contexts, even in the most remote areas, and the relationship between artworks and their function.
He has worked on the management and promotion of cultural heritage with public and private companies in the Marche and Veneto regions.
He was director of the art collections of the Domus Foundation and the Cariverona Foundation, working extensively on the recovery of lost heritage. He was mayor of Matelica during the 2016 earthquake crisis and was deeply involved in the cultural heritage of the affected area. He has worked with state and international museums and has curated exhibitions, conferences, and summer schools in Italy and abroad.
