Museum Publications
Various areas of the museum’s collections are in great need of an updated scholarly catalogue, while others have never been professionally published. It is the aim of this on-going campaign to help finance this vital endeavour in all areas of the Bargello’s holdings.
Donors interested in focusing on this area of involvement will do much to employ renowned scholars and bring to the world of art history a permanent, long-awaited and vital chapter in Museum publications.
Currently, the focus for FoB fundraising in this area of museum publication is directed in two areas;
The Bargello Collection
of Bronze Statuettes
Including the Medici private collection, this group of Italian bronze statuettes will constitute a compendium on the subject. And while regarded as the most important collection of its type, a publication has never been completed. The eventual publications of these scholarly volumes will be enthusiastically received and do much to raise the profile of this important sector of the Bargello’s holdings.
The Bargello Collection
of Italian Maiolica
The glorious collection of maiolica at the Bargello is one of the finest in the world, and together tells a complete, unbroken narrative on the subject. The last catalogue of this collection was published in 1971, and since that time this important holding has tripled, emphasising the current need to update and publish a scholarly catalogue.