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July 5, 2001
Antonio Natali, ed. L’onesta dell’invezione: pittura della riforma cattolica agli Uffizi Milan: Silvana Editoriale, 1998. 128 pp.; 70 color ills.; 25 b/w ills. Cloth (8882151735)
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When a bomb exploded outside the Galleria degli Uffizi in 1993, damaging the west wing, several painting galleries and their contents were affected, requiring restoration. The room that had been hung with paintings by Federico Barocci and contemporary Venetians was among those closed for repairs. During its closure, a plan was implemented to reorganize the gallery around the theme of the Catholic Reformation. Barocci’s Madonna del Popolo now serves as the focus, and is accompanied...