Dal 14/06 al 30/10 2011
The subject of this exhibition, in the fifth centenary of the birth of Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574), is the establishment of the Uffizi: not just a building but an urban scale architecture resulting from a close collaboration between the Duke Cosimo I de ‘Medici, and Vasari, his favorite artist.
The building complex is located in the heart of the city where, reflecting the political absolutism and centralization of Cosimo I, brings together the administrative institutions of government, the so-called Departments or arts, by subjecting them, logistically and symbolically, to the direct control of the young Duke. In memory of this original purpose the name of the Uffizi, or offices.
The versatility and genius of Vasari are in the ability to give form to space and architectural persuasion to the political agenda and the desire for self-representation of his client. The building is in fact a real piece of the new town, joining in one organism the two ducal residences of Palazzo Vecchio (the seat of government) and the Pitti Palace across the Arno, giving the city the physical presence of Power, in the form of architecture.
The long arcaded square of the Uffizi, is then as a veritable open-air hall that gives access both to the Piazza della Signoria, whirling of commemorative statues of the Duke, and to the Palazzo Vecchio, whose rooms, renovated by Vasari, celebrate the apotheosis of Cosimo and his dynasty.
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