Tuesday 27 March 2018, at 18.30 pm, the charm and elegance of Gianmaria Buccellati's fine goldsmith and jewelery creations are the protagonists of the evening scheduled at The Penthouse Galleria in Milan.
Talking about it will be Rosa Maria Bresciani Buccellati, president of the Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation, Elisa Bortoluzzi Dubach, university professor, consultant in the area of philanthropy and foundations and Paola Venturelli, art historian, museum conservator and teacher of Goldsmith Arts.
The book reconstructs the fascinating artistic and entrepreneurial history of Gianmaria Buccellati also through the memories of those who knew him not only as a brilliant creative and entrepreneur, but also as a sensitive and curious man, giving ample space to his and his father Mario's creations and illustrates a century of history of the goldsmith's art through jewels, goldsmith's and silverware works of the Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation, born from the genius of two of the most significant names on the world goldsmith scene, heirs of the illustrious Italian tradition, which flourished in the Renaissance with Welcome Cellini, one of the greatest artists of all times.
Gianmaria Buccellati, 2002 “Coppa della Regina”, in rock crystal, and yellow gold with multicolored sapphires.
"Listening to Gianmaria Buccellati speak through his creations - says Rosa Maria Bresciani Buccellati - offers the reader an unusual exploration of his art, because alongside the secrets of the technique, the story constantly refers to an interpretation of beauty and founding principles of the creative act . The open dialogue that Gianmaria offers with her works are also an example of lifestyle and work ”.
Following the Renaissance canons that Mario Buccellati, defined by Gabriele d'Annunzio, of whom he was a friend and associate, the "Prince of goldsmiths", created his works, reinterpreting them in an absolutely personal, unique and easily recognizable way. He deserves the credit for having made known the "Buccellati style" capable of becoming a myth of the goldsmith's art, appreciated by the members of the ruling houses, by popes and men of culture.
Gianmaria Buccellati, following in his father's footsteps, was able to look with extreme interest at the various artistic expressions of antiquity, the Renaissance, the Baroque and the Rococo which represent for him an inexhaustible source of inspiration from which to draw motifs and themes to be reworked and apply to the different types of precious artifacts.
An Italian story, which unfolds throughout the twentieth century, of one of the protagonists of Made in Italy, a success of art and technique, of artistic flair and craftsmanship.
Biographical notes.
Rosa Maria Bresciani Buccellati
President of the Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation. President Gianmaria and Rosa Maria Buccellati Foundation. Honorary President of the Italian Gemological Institute (IGI).
Born in Milan, from a very young age, Rosa Maria worked in the goldsmith sector where Gianmaria Buccellati gave her positions of increasing responsibility. Thus was born a working and personal partnership in which the passion for work is intertwined with private life. The bond will become indissoluble with the seal of marriage. In 2008 the Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation was born, whose President is Gianmaria himself, who immediately designates Rosa Maria as her successor.
Her fine sensitivity and constant concern for the Italian Gemological Institute, whose lofty mission she has always shared, encouraging its multiple activities, have earned her unanimous recognition.
Today the work of conservation and transmission of goldsmith knowledge continues through numerous events and exhibitions, the latest being “Gianmaria Buccellati. Goldsmith Masterpieces” in Venice, in the Sansoviniano Hall; exhibitions that he always curates with the same passion following them personally. At the same time you demonstrate the deep, sincere and solid attachment to your city and to the nation, supporting and promoting initiatives that highlight the artistic personalities who have worked there, or safeguard its heritage. Just to name a few: scientific research on the works of Bernardino Luini kept in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the project dedicated to Alda Merini and the decisive intervention for the return to worship of the Church of the Holy Spirit and San Giorgio alla Costa in Florence, a "refined , one of a kind, entirely designed by Giovan Battista Foggini”.
Milan and Italy have found in Rosa Maria Bresciani Buccellati a sensitive and attentive patron who does not seek her own visibility, but the concreteness of actions, something she has always pursued in her intense professional and non-professional activity.
Elisa Bortoluzzi Dubach, university professor and consultant in public relations, sponsorships and foundations, is an expert in the sector with a clear reputation and long experience; she teaches in universities and institutions in Italy, Switzerland, Germany and has been the project leader of numerous national and international campaigns. You are a leader in the sector of cultural and social sponsorship, you have personally contributed to the creation of large disbursing Foundations and you are a consultant to Chief Executive Officers, Presidents of the Board of significant national and international companies, governments and public administrations. Formerly a member of the Culture Commission of the city of Zug, since 2001 you have been a member of the jury of the prize for the promotion of private financing of culture "Mecenate" (Austria). She is the author of reference articles in the field of sponsoring and donor foundations (published in specialized periodicals in German, English, Italian and Arabic). His was the first operating manual on sponsorship: Sponsoring – der Leitfaden für die Praxis, Editore Haupt, Bern, 2011, fifth edition, (in Italian: Sponsoring from A to Z – Operating Manual, Skira, Milan, 2009, second edition), as well as the first manual for collaboration between the non-profit world and donor foundations: Stiftungen-der Leitfaden für Gesuchsteller, Huber Frauenfeld, Stuttgart-Wien, 2014, second edition, (in Italian: Lavorare con le foundations – Operative guide of fundraising, Franco Angeli, Milan, 2009, second edition) and the publication on women's philanthropy Mäzeninnen-Denken-Handeln-Bewegen (Mecenati-Pensare-Agire-Cambiare) Editore Haupt, Bern, 2015. Elisa Bortoluzzi Dubach is a member of numerous national organizations and international organizations such as FERPI (Italian Federation of Public Relations), PR SUISSE (Swiss Association of Public Relations ASRP), ESB - European Sponsoring Exchange, GetDiversity, as well as proFonds - umbrella organization of Swiss public utility foundations (www. elisabortoluzzi. com).
Paula Venturelli
Art historian; specialized in Lombard art history. Ph.D. History of art
An internationally known art historian, Paola Venturelli deals with Italian applied arts, goldsmithing, the history of collecting and costume between the 2015th and 2016th centuries. You have published monographs, essays and articles for international conference proceedings, in miscellaneous volumes and in specialized journals, being a member of the Scientific Committee of important exhibitions both in Italy and abroad. You have set up and studied collections in various museums, curating exhibitions on precious arts and goldsmithing, up to the recent Alfredo Ravasco. The Goldsmith of the Princes. The Prince of Goldsmiths (XNUMX-XNUMX) at Villa Necchi Campigli – FAI in Milan.
In addition to essays for exhibition catalogs and in miscellaneous volumes, articles for specialized magazines dedicated to the history of jewelery and the Lombard sumptuary arts, he has published the volumes on the subject: Jewels and jewelers in Milan. History, art, fashion (1450-1630), Silvana Editoriale 1996; Glossary and documents for Milanese jewelery (1459-1631), La Nuova Italia 1999; Leonardo da Vinci and the precious arts. Milan between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Marsilio 2002; Alfredo Ravasco, Skira 2003; Enamel, gold and precious. Jewelery and sumptuary arts in the Duchy of Milan between Visconti and Sforza, Marsilio 2003; The Gonzaga collections. Cameos, crystals, semi-precious stones, jewellery, small boxes, cabinets. Around the list of 1626-1627. From Guglielmo and Vincenzo ii Gonzaga (International Center of Art and Culture of Palazzo Te, Mantua), Silvana Editoriale 2005; the publication of Milanese crystals, cameos and semi-precious stones for the courts of Europe between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries is in progress (Skira 2009).
Image: Mario Buccellati, 1929 Tulle tiara in platinum silver lined in yellow gold, set with brilliants and rose-cut diamonds
