Mariaelena Floriani

Mariaelena Floriani is an art historian of Early Modern Southern Europe with a specialization in the art of the Florentine Renaissance at the end of 16^th century. Her field of expertise encompasses the history of lost collections and their dissemination on the art market between 1500 and 1800.  After receiving a BA at the Sorbonne University (Paris IV Licence Histoire de l’art), she completed a MA at Turin University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Genoa University. For the year 2022-2023, she was Fellow at Fondazione Roberto Longhi in Florence. Her current book manuscript, Il Cinquecento dimenticato. Dalle carte di Roberto Longhi, explores the emergence of an art critical discourse in Roberto Longhi’s conception of the Cinquecento. Floriani is Global PhD candidate in Art History and Digital Humanities in Genoa and St Andrews Universities. Her project Overcome the Loss. Gaddi Collection between 1500-1800 aims to reconstruct the gallery of Niccolò Gaddi (1537–1591), one of the most prominent collectors in Florence at the Medici court. The extensive work in provenance research will be empowered by the design of a digital platform, exploring the narrative potential of distant-in-space objects. The prototype will reconnect scattered Gaddi pieces to the core of their original collection, while acknowledging the value added by the Institutions which preserve them today.