Books at San Giorgio

Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
plus Oct, 0315 2013

The series of presentations of the latest Fondazione Giorgio Cini publications will resume in October.
The books presented in the autumn series will begin on 3 October with La Stanza di Eleonora Duse. Edited by Marianna Zannoni, this catalogue features images of the diva and her Stanza (Room). Created in the Study Centre for Documentary Research into European Theatre and Opera in 2011, “Eleonora Duse’s Room” is an archive containing documents about the life and art of the great Italian actress, open for use by the public.

Next up, on 9 October, is a work by Rodolfo Baroncini on Giovanni Gabrieli. It is the result of studies carried out as part of the celebrations for the fourth centenary of the composer’s death. Baroncini explores all aspects of Gabrieli’s life and work, seen to the background of the Venetian milieu in the composer’s day. In addition to a general catalogue of Gabrieli’s works, the book has an updated bibliography and discography.

The book launches end on 15 October with an Institute of Art History book, entitled Opere del Novecento dalle raccolte d’arte della Fondazione Giorgio Cini. Edited by Giovanni Bianchi, the book is one in a series of art catalogues describing the Fondazione Giorgio Cini art collections. This latest volume presents 20th-century art works: paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints that testify to the Foundation’s unwavering interest in contemporary art.