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“Veduta del Monte Forato” by Andrea Markò

A masterpiece of 19th-century painting, “Veduta del Monte Forato” by the pre-Macchiaiolo artist Andrea Markò, depicting one of the most iconic mountains in the Apuan Alps, arrives on loan from the Gallery of Modern Art at Palazzo Pitti to Fivizzano. The exhibition takes place from June 30th to October 23rd at the Museum of Sacred Art of San Giovanni degli Agostiniani.

Organized as part of the “Uffizi Diffusi” initiative and curated by Elena Marconi and Claudio Casini, the exhibition is titled “Alpe di Luni,” with an evocative literary reference. This is how Gabriele d’Annunzio refers to the Carrara Apuan Alps in his collection of poems, “Alcyone.”

The “Veduta del Monte Forato” by Markò was donated to the Gallery of Modern Art at Palazzo Pitti in 1913 by the Anglo-Florentine painter Robert William Stranger.

According to the director of the Uffizi Galleries, Eike Schmid, “It is a fortunate coincidence that Palazzo Pitti houses a rare 19th-century view of Monte Forato by the great painter Markò. Through the painting, we can well imagine the astonishment and attention with which this tourist from another era admired it, armed with an easel and brushes, scaling difficult trails to capture the miraculous beauty on canvas. The result is the product of deep, astonished observation that reveals every fragment of rock, every bush, and above all, the enchantment of the place through colours.”

The magnificent work of Andrea Markò’s ‘Monte Forato’ fully expresses the concept of genius loci of the Apuan territory represented through art. Today, more than ever, we have the desire, but also the duty, to make known, recover, and consolidate the authentic dignity, beauty, and prestige that art has had and will have in the history of humanity – Gian Luigi Giannetti, the mayor of Fivizzano.

The enhancement of the territory through the Uffizi Diffusi project presents itself as an effective model for the enjoyment of the Gallery’s collections. By operating in synergy with existing peripheral museums, it aims to promote a more sustainable tourism capable of bringing art closer to the territories.”

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