L´attitude du monde catholique à l´égard du judaïsme n´est pas empreinte de simplicité et souvent, du point de vue de la doctrine chrétienne, elle se situe entre le dogme et l´hérésie. Ceci apparaît très nettement en ce qui concerne... more
L´attitude du monde catholique à l´égard du judaïsme n´est pas empreinte de simplicité et souvent, du point de vue de la doctrine chrétienne, elle se situe entre le dogme et l´hérésie. Ceci apparaît très nettement en ce qui concerne l´accusation de crime rituel portée par les chrétiens contre les Juifs et qui a pu autoriser l´assimilation du prétendu crime à un renouvellement de la crucifixion et des victimes aux martyrs du massacre des innocents. Cependant, à partir du Concile de Trente, l´Église romaine s´est efforcée de revenir à la saine doctrine, le point d´orgue étant constitué par le rapport de Laurent Ganganelli qui lavait les Juifs de ces accusations sans faire pour autant l´unanimité. Cette attitude n´a pas été celle de l´Église catholique polonaise où les cas d´accusations se sont répétés jusqu´à l´abolition de la torture par le roi Stanislas-Auguste mais la rumeur n´a pas disparu avant le Concile Vatican II.
Brief reflections on two toponymic changes that occurred shortly after the Unification of Italy: from Pio Camerata to Camerata Nuova (province of Rome) and from Castel Clementino to Servigliano (province of Fermo). In both cases it was... more
Brief reflections on two toponymic changes that occurred shortly after the Unification of Italy: from Pio Camerata to Camerata Nuova (province of Rome) and from Castel Clementino to Servigliano (province of Fermo). In both cases it was deliberately forgotten, for probable political-ideological reasons, the memory of two popes, Pius IX and Clement XIV
The issue of antiquity collections and the public convenience, the art dealing among diggers-merchants and the amateurs, the protection policies of papacy at the time of the Grand Tour are the subjects of this research. The cultural... more
The issue of antiquity collections and the public convenience, the art dealing among diggers-merchants and the amateurs, the protection policies of papacy at the time of the Grand Tour are the subjects of this research. The cultural heritage of Medici's and Albani's collections, the Clemente XII's and Clemente XIV's work for forming the Musei Capitolini and the Museo Pio-Clementino in Rome are analyzed in the roman contest.
Some unpublished documents and photos belonging to Vittorio Belli’s heirs unveil his collection. The previous provenance of some paintings from the collection of Pope Clement XIV was also included in the documents, in particular a Van... more
Some unpublished documents and photos belonging to Vittorio Belli’s heirs unveil his collection. The previous provenance of some paintings from the collection of Pope Clement XIV was also included in the documents, in particular a Van Dyck Flagellation identifiable with the painting by Louis Cretey which today is collocated at Musée des Beaux Arts in Marseilles. Several printed sources, in particular a little book by Francesco Alberi, have allowed to connect to the collection of the pontiff of Santarcangelo di Romagna other important paintings such as the Negation of Peter by Valentin de Boulogne from the Longhi Foundation and Christ between the crosses by Lelio Orsi. Moreover, a nineteenth-century inventory of Tondani Ganganelli family has shown that the paintings they were collocated at the Pope’s heirs, in Rimini, even in the XIX century.
