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Elisa’s Letters: how the Princess of Lucca governed
The exhibition can be visited on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00 until 21 May 2023
A precious correspondence of over 200 documents, between the princess of Lucca and various exponents of the Napoleonic government, tells Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, entrepreneur and woman of government.
The exhibition Elisa’s letters: this is how the Princess of Lucca governed , curated by Roberta Martinelli , from 7 April to 21 May in the fresco room of the San Micheletto complex, offers a cross-section of local history through the exchange of letters in the period of Principality of Lucca and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, with furnishings, tools and watermarked papers.
There are two portions of the exhibition.
The first section is dedicated to the correspondents , i.e. the historical figures protagonists of Elisa’s correspondence; a package of over 200 letters with a roundup of characters, their stories and the link with the city of Lucca.
Among them, Regnault, considered the gray eminence of Napoleon: he is the filter between Napoleon and the imperial family and his function is to take care of the private affairs of its members and to report them to the emperor in real time.
In the correspondence, more than half consisted of letters between Elisa Bonaparte and the minister on aspects of the government of the principality and imperial etiquette.
In the second section, space for the art of letter writing and its tools : a focus on paper, ink and everything needed to govern a country.
The starring roles are of a highly refined mahogany and bronze inkwell, which belonged to Princess Elisa, and of a travel necessaire for writing, complete with paper, inks, pens, drying powder and weekly diary of the time, which belonged to Maria Luisa of Austria.
Alongside the objects, reproductions of paintings from the early 19th century and a precious selection of watermarks on which the letters were written: their provenance ranges from Lucca to all of Europe.
Located at: San Micheletto, via S. Micheletto, 2, Lucca
Fresco room – ground floor of the San Micheletto complex, Via San Micheletto 3 – 55100 Lucca LU (Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca Foundation)
The exhibition can be visited on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00 until 21 May 2023
A precious correspondence of over 200 documents, between the princess of Lucca and various exponents of the Napoleonic government, tells Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, entrepreneur and woman of government.
The exhibition Elisa’s letters: this is how the Princess of Lucca governed , curated by Roberta Martinelli , from 7 April to 21 May in the fresco room of the San Micheletto complex, offers a cross-section of local history through the exchange of letters in the period of Principality of Lucca and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, with furnishings, tools and watermarked papers.
There are two portions of the exhibition.
The first section is dedicated to the correspondents , i.e. the historical figures protagonists of Elisa’s correspondence; a package of over 200 letters with a roundup of characters, their stories and the link with the city of Lucca.
Among them, Regnault, considered the gray eminence of Napoleon: he is the filter between Napoleon and the imperial family and his function is to take care of the private affairs of its members and to report them to the emperor in real time.
In the correspondence, more than half consisted of letters between Elisa Bonaparte and the minister on aspects of the government of the principality and imperial etiquette.
In the second section, space for the art of letter writing and its tools : a focus on paper, ink and everything needed to govern a country.
The starring roles are of a highly refined mahogany and bronze inkwell, which belonged to Princess Elisa, and of a travel necessaire for writing, complete with paper, inks, pens, drying powder and weekly diary of the time, which belonged to Maria Luisa of Austria.
Alongside the objects, reproductions of paintings from the early 19th century and a precious selection of watermarks on which the letters were written: their provenance ranges from Lucca to all of Europe.
Located at: San Micheletto, via S. Micheletto, 2, Lucca
Fresco room – ground floor of the San Micheletto complex, Via San Micheletto 3 – 55100 Lucca LU (Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca Foundation)
The exhibition can be visited on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00 until 21 May 2023
A precious correspondence of over 200 documents, between the princess of Lucca and various exponents of the Napoleonic government, tells Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, entrepreneur and woman of government.
The exhibition Elisa’s letters: this is how the Princess of Lucca governed , curated by Roberta Martinelli , from 7 April to 21 May in the fresco room of the San Micheletto complex, offers a cross-section of local history through the exchange of letters in the period of Principality of Lucca and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, with furnishings, tools and watermarked papers.
There are two portions of the exhibition.
The first section is dedicated to the correspondents , i.e. the historical figures protagonists of Elisa’s correspondence; a package of over 200 letters with a roundup of characters, their stories and the link with the city of Lucca.
Among them, Regnault, considered the gray eminence of Napoleon: he is the filter between Napoleon and the imperial family and his function is to take care of the private affairs of its members and to report them to the emperor in real time.
In the correspondence, more than half consisted of letters between Elisa Bonaparte and the minister on aspects of the government of the principality and imperial etiquette.
In the second section, space for the art of letter writing and its tools : a focus on paper, ink and everything needed to govern a country.
The starring roles are of a highly refined mahogany and bronze inkwell, which belonged to Princess Elisa, and of a travel necessaire for writing, complete with paper, inks, pens, drying powder and weekly diary of the time, which belonged to Maria Luisa of Austria.
Alongside the objects, reproductions of paintings from the early 19th century and a precious selection of watermarks on which the letters were written: their provenance ranges from Lucca to all of Europe.
Located at: San Micheletto, via S. Micheletto, 2, Lucca
Fresco room – ground floor of the San Micheletto complex, Via San Micheletto 3 – 55100 Lucca LU (Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca Foundation)
The exhibition can be visited on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00 until 21 May 2023
A precious correspondence of over 200 documents, between the princess of Lucca and various exponents of the Napoleonic government, tells Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, entrepreneur and woman of government.
The exhibition Elisa’s letters: this is how the Princess of Lucca governed , curated by Roberta Martinelli , from 7 April to 21 May in the fresco room of the San Micheletto complex, offers a cross-section of local history through the exchange of letters in the period of Principality of Lucca and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, with furnishings, tools and watermarked papers.
There are two portions of the exhibition.
The first section is dedicated to the correspondents , i.e. the historical figures protagonists of Elisa’s correspondence; a package of over 200 letters with a roundup of characters, their stories and the link with the city of Lucca.
Among them, Regnault, considered the gray eminence of Napoleon: he is the filter between Napoleon and the imperial family and his function is to take care of the private affairs of its members and to report them to the emperor in real time.
In the correspondence, more than half consisted of letters between Elisa Bonaparte and the minister on aspects of the government of the principality and imperial etiquette.
In the second section, space for the art of letter writing and its tools : a focus on paper, ink and everything needed to govern a country.
The starring roles are of a highly refined mahogany and bronze inkwell, which belonged to Princess Elisa, and of a travel necessaire for writing, complete with paper, inks, pens, drying powder and weekly diary of the time, which belonged to Maria Luisa of Austria.
Alongside the objects, reproductions of paintings from the early 19th century and a precious selection of watermarks on which the letters were written: their provenance ranges from Lucca to all of Europe.
Located at: San Micheletto, via S. Micheletto, 2, Lucca
Fresco room – ground floor of the San Micheletto complex, Via San Micheletto 3 – 55100 Lucca LU (Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca Foundation)
The exhibition can be visited on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00 until 21 May 2023
A precious correspondence of over 200 documents, between the princess of Lucca and various exponents of the Napoleonic government, tells Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, entrepreneur and woman of government.
The exhibition Elisa’s letters: this is how the Princess of Lucca governed , curated by Roberta Martinelli , from 7 April to 21 May in the fresco room of the San Micheletto complex, offers a cross-section of local history through the exchange of letters in the period of Principality of Lucca and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, with furnishings, tools and watermarked papers.
There are two portions of the exhibition.
The first section is dedicated to the correspondents , i.e. the historical figures protagonists of Elisa’s correspondence; a package of over 200 letters with a roundup of characters, their stories and the link with the city of Lucca.
Among them, Regnault, considered the gray eminence of Napoleon: he is the filter between Napoleon and the imperial family and his function is to take care of the private affairs of its members and to report them to the emperor in real time.
In the correspondence, more than half consisted of letters between Elisa Bonaparte and the minister on aspects of the government of the principality and imperial etiquette.
In the second section, space for the art of letter writing and its tools : a focus on paper, ink and everything needed to govern a country.
The starring roles are of a highly refined mahogany and bronze inkwell, which belonged to Princess Elisa, and of a travel necessaire for writing, complete with paper, inks, pens, drying powder and weekly diary of the time, which belonged to Maria Luisa of Austria.
Alongside the objects, reproductions of paintings from the early 19th century and a precious selection of watermarks on which the letters were written: their provenance ranges from Lucca to all of Europe.
Located at: San Micheletto, via S. Micheletto, 2, Lucca
Fresco room – ground floor of the San Micheletto complex, Via San Micheletto 3 – 55100 Lucca LU (Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca Foundation)
The exhibition can be visited on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00 until 21 May 2023
A precious correspondence of over 200 documents, between the princess of Lucca and various exponents of the Napoleonic government, tells Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, entrepreneur and woman of government.
The exhibition Elisa’s letters: this is how the Princess of Lucca governed , curated by Roberta Martinelli , from 7 April to 21 May in the fresco room of the San Micheletto complex, offers a cross-section of local history through the exchange of letters in the period of Principality of Lucca and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, with furnishings, tools and watermarked papers.
There are two portions of the exhibition.
The first section is dedicated to the correspondents , i.e. the historical figures protagonists of Elisa’s correspondence; a package of over 200 letters with a roundup of characters, their stories and the link with the city of Lucca.
Among them, Regnault, considered the gray eminence of Napoleon: he is the filter between Napoleon and the imperial family and his function is to take care of the private affairs of its members and to report them to the emperor in real time.
In the correspondence, more than half consisted of letters between Elisa Bonaparte and the minister on aspects of the government of the principality and imperial etiquette.
In the second section, space for the art of letter writing and its tools : a focus on paper, ink and everything needed to govern a country.
The starring roles are of a highly refined mahogany and bronze inkwell, which belonged to Princess Elisa, and of a travel necessaire for writing, complete with paper, inks, pens, drying powder and weekly diary of the time, which belonged to Maria Luisa of Austria.
Alongside the objects, reproductions of paintings from the early 19th century and a precious selection of watermarks on which the letters were written: their provenance ranges from Lucca to all of Europe.
Located at: San Micheletto, via S. Micheletto, 2, Lucca
Fresco room – ground floor of the San Micheletto complex, Via San Micheletto 3 – 55100 Lucca LU (Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca Foundation)
