Synopsis "Palazzo Vecchio (in English)"
- This volume is the first complete and organic photographic documentation of Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy- The book is divided into Palazzo Vecchio, People's Palace, Home of all the Florentines by Dario Nardella, and Palazzo Vecchio. Centuries of Art, History, Politics and Intrigue by Sergio Risaliti, The Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio by Carlo Francini, and last The Monumental Quarters by Serena Pini. Photographs by Massimo ListriPalazzo Vecchio portrays the architecture of the historic Florentine palace immortalized by the internationally-renowned photographer Massimo Listri. The first complete and organic photographic documentation of the building, updated in the wake of recent restoration and re-functionalization, the sequence of images runs page after page through the exterior and the interior of the palace. The alternation of rooms, courtyards and museum spaces, enriched by countless pictorial and sculptural elements, gives life, in Listri's view, to a faithfully objective overview of the building that, since the end of the 13th century, has been the heart of Florence's civic and political life, still today a place for meetings, debate and dialogue. The volume, edited by Sergio Risaliti, offers brief essays by experts on the subject such as Serena Pini and Carlo Francini, with a contribution by Mayor Dario Nardella.
