Florence celebrates Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici, theElectress Palatina, with a day of initiatives sponsored by the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence and the Bargello Museums. The event is set for Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Medici Chapel Museum, where the last descendant of the Grand Ducal branch of the Medici dynasty is buried, on the anniversary of her death. The figure of the Electress Palatine plays a central role in the history of Florentine cultural heritage. In fact, she is credited with the stipulation of the so-called Family Pact, signed on October 31, 1737, an act by which it was established that the Medici collections should remain in Florence “for the ornament of the State, for the utility of the Public and to attract the curiosity of Foreigners.” It was a decision that decisively affected the preservation and permanence in the city of a nucleus of works and collections of universal value, preventing their dispersion after the extinction of the Grand Ducal line.
For the entire day of Feb. 18, admission to the Medici Chapel Museum will be free for all residents of the City of Florence. The program also includes two thematic tours, scheduled at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., entitledCelebrating the Wise Princess. The talks, curated by museum staff and conducted in Italian, will explore the biography and historical context in which Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici operated. Reservations are not required: interested visitors can contact the staff directly, and groups will be formed at the entrance, subject to availability, for a maximum of ten participants per round. Also scheduled for the morning is the arrival of the Historic Procession of the Florentine Republic, which together with local and regional authorities will reach the Medici Chapels to lay a laurel wreath on the tomb of the Electress Palatine. The entrance of the procession is announced for 11 a.m.
The celebrations will conclude at 5 p.m. in the Princes’ Chapel with a concert performed in collaboration with musicians from the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory. The program, lasting about forty minutes, includes Ignaz Pleyel’s Duet No. 2 in G major for two violins, in Allegro and Menuetto sections, and the Quartet in C major Hob. III No. 6, consisting of Allegro, Menuetto, Adagio, Menuetto and Finale, by Franz Joseph Haydn. Performers in the concert will be Fu Fangzhou and She Jiapei on violins, Noemi Celestini on viola and Yan Kangan on cello.
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