\nedited by Marco Carminati (councillor of the Amici di Brera)
\nwith an introductory essay by James Bradburne<\/p>\n
Le Memorie<\/em> di Ettore Modigliani (1873-1947), hitherto unpublished, provide an exceptional account of a truly \u201clively life\u201d, intense and at times authentically adventurous, entirely spent in the service of the Italian artistic heritage. With the new publication published by Skira \u201cUna Meraviglia chiamata Brera\u201d, the association seeks to renew the pride of the Milanese in having one of the world\u2019s most important art galleries in their city and celebrate the ninety years since the establishment of the Amici di Brera.\u00a0On this occasion some great friends (historians, architects and journalists …) have retraced glorious and tragic moments that have marked the history of our great Brera.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> An updated insert on the initiatives of the Association to be published monthly with the Giornale dell’Arte, ed.\u00a0Allemandi, edited by Leonardo Piccinini.\u00a0The publication has been made possible by Smeg’s generous contribution.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> I Quaderni di Brera are the result of the work of the Amici di Brera Association and of the Milanese Museums to honour collectors and private donors who, over more than a century, have sought to express by their gifts their attachment to the Pinacoteca di Brera and their affection for one of the most important museum institutions in Milan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
\nThe director of the Pinacoteca di Brera from 1908 to 1935, superintendent of Lombardy from 1910 to 1935 and organiser of the most important exhibition on ancient Italian art (London 1930), Modigliani had the privilege of experiencing exciting professional moments, such as the exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s Mona Lisa in Brera (1913), the recovery of works of art smuggled between Austria and Italy (1920), the major reorganisation of the Pinacoteca Braidense (1925) and the foundation of the Association of Amici di Brera (1926).
\nModigliani was forced, however, to suffer bitter humiliations, such as his ousting from Brera in 1935, his transfer to L’Aquila and expulsion from the public administration under the race laws of 1938, which compelled him in 1943 to hide in the mountains of the Marche.\u00a0Modigliani returned to Brera as inspector in 1945. A brilliant and engaging writer, the director used the last years of his life to write this book, which ends on 11 February 1946 (the day he was reinstated as superintendent of Brera).\u2028Modigliani died in 1947.
\nFernanda Wittgens, his closest and most faithful collaborator, fulfilled her mentor’s dream: in 1950 Brera would reopen, more beautiful and more vital than before.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>ETTORE MODIGILIANI. MEMORIE<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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UNA MERAVIGLIA CHIAMATA BRERA<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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DONATO BRAMANTE: GLI UOMINI D\u2019ARME<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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