BIAF XXXIII Edition
Palazzo Corsini Firenze
Pietro Leopoldo I of Tuscany and Horace Mann: a Solemn Encounter
“I create you Knight in the name of my brother, the King of Great Britain”. With this formula, preceded by three touches of a drawn sword on the left shoulder, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Pietro Leopoldo I, conferred upon Horace Mann the knighthood of the Order of the Bath.
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BIAF XXXII Edition
Stand 9 – Ground Floor
from 28 September
to 6 October 2024
Palazzo Corsini Firenze
Thursday, 26 September 2024 – 7PM / preview of the Exhibition for invited guests
Friday, 27 September 2024 – 10.30 AM / access reserved to holders of VIP card
From 28 September to 6 October 2024
Open to the public non-stop from 10.30 AM to 8.00 PM
Pietro Leopoldo I,
Grand Duke of Tuscany
This unpublished celebratory portrait of Grand Duke of Tuscany Pietro Leopoldo I is a significant addition to the catalog of works by the carrarese sculptor Domenico Andrea Pelliccia, who the previous year executed the Monument to the Grand Duke at the Lazzaretto of Leghorn. Son of Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa of Austria, he became Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1765 until 1790...
