I monumenti e le opere d’artedella Valnerina tra gli interventidel passato e gli interrogativiper il futuro Giordana Benazzi Unfortunately, earthquakes are recurrent. Where they happen more frequently, such as in the Italian regions struck in the past months, effective methods of intervention on monumental buildings and artworks, regulated by rules and corroborated by experience, are…

“La Passione degli Umbri” Maria Rita Silvestrelli The day of the earthquake, the 30th October 2016, was a sunny and warm autumn day. The smash, heard from far away, opened up deep wounds in Norcia, the town where “you can breathe the air of civilization” (Guido Piovene). Long sections of the city walls have collapsed,…

La faglia dei pittori Romano Cordella The earthquake in Norcia of 30th October 2016 has been called ‘white’ for not causing victims despite its incredible violence, nonetheless it was the most powerful of all those that preceded it over the last three centuries. The author reflects on the cultural and artistic production of Valnerina, a…

Ricordi.La chiesa di San Salvatore a Campie il suo allestimento medievale Alessandro Delpriori The church of San Salvatore in Campi collapsed on the evening of the 26th October 2016, due to the violent earthquakes which struck Umbria and Marche. The interior of San Salvatore was an extraordinary document for the study of original medieval church…

Orgoglio di VissoCronaca breve di una settimananelle Marche ferite Alessandro Marchi The text traces a short itinerary in the area struck by the 24th, 26th and 30th October earthquakes, in particular in Visso and Castelsantangelo sul Nera, in the Marche region. The author has actively participated in the operations to secure mobile works of art…

Matelica11 e 12 novembre 2016 Silvia De Luca Giovanni Giura Gaia Ravalli Matelica (MC) is one of the beautiful small towns of Central Italy which were seriously hit by the quake of the 30th October 2016. Although there are no collapsed buildings, the damages are extremely serious: not even a church is safe, neither the…

“Il terremoto continua”:diario marchigiano e umbrodi Federico Zeri Michela Morelli After the 26th September 1997 earthquake in Umbria and Marche, Federico Zeri took his last journey to document the damaged artistic and historical heritage of the area in Nino Criscenti’s tv report Non solo Assisi. The great art historian verified the status of many monuments…

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Appunti su Paolo da Visso Giulia Spina Last October a dramatic earthquake hit the area on the border between two Italian regions, Umbria and Marche, the same area where the painter Paolo di Giovanni da Visso (active ca. 1430-1480) worked during his career. Paolo was a pupil of Bartolomeo di Tommaso da Foligno, but his…