Caravaggio Scholar Talk by Professor Cristina Acidini, the Roberto Longhi Foundation

As part of the opening weekend celebration for Caravaggio | Revolution: Baroque Masterpieces from Roberto Longhi Foundation, Professor Cristina Acidini will delve into the legacy of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, as well as the revolutionary techniques and emotional realism that defined the Baroque style. In addition to, she will discuss the vision of Roberto Longhi, the 20th-century art historian and collector who helped to re-establish Caravaggio as a Baroque master, and give an insider’s view into the Roberto Longhi Foundation’s origins, scholarship, and the cultural significance of the extraordinary works on display, including Caravaggio’s Boy Bitten by a Lizard.

About Cristina Acidini

Cristina Acidini is an Italian art historian and author from Florence, Italy. She has held senior leadership roles in Italy’s cultural-heritage administration—serving as deputy superintendent of Florence’s Museum and Artistic Heritage State Board (1991–99), directing the Opificio delle Pietre Dure (2000–08), and later presiding over the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. A specialist in Renaissance art, she has published widely and is a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.