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The market is the driving force of art. Its operation is vital in reviving unknown works and in maintaining the movement of works that makes collecting possible… In turn, collecting is what feeds the passion for works of art, which would die out without it… Collecting needs to be supported and encouraged, not only as investment, but also as passion…
The third element is the museum, which has always had a close link with collecting, from which sector it has received a large part of its treasures. But the museum is an immobile and one-way destination, and its role must not predominate over the vital function of the market and collecting… The equilibrium between the three components needs to be maintained in the fascinating art world.
Vetting Committee 2011
Mina Gregori
Chairwoman
Professor Emeritus, University of Florence
Charles Avery
Professor, art historian and independent consultant specialized in bronze sculpture and Italian art
Sergio Baroni
Decorative Arts Specialist
Daniele Benati
Professor of Modern Art’s History, University of Bologna
Luigi Cagliani
cabinetmaker – Master Restorer
Luciano Caramel
Art historian, former professor at the Catholic University of Milan
Aldo Galli
Associate Professor of Modern History, University of Trento
Fernando Mazzocca
Professor, University of Milan
Luca Melegati
Decorative Arts Historian
Claudio Palla
Marble sculptor and master restorer
Alfonso Panzetta
Art Historian and Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna
Claudio Pizzorusso
Professor of Modern History, University of Siena for Foreigners
Annalisa Scarpa Sonino
Art historian
Angelo Tartuferi
Deputy Director and Director of the Medieval Art until Fifteenth Century Arts Department at the Uffizi Gallery – Florence
