The
memory of women, silenced for a long time, described the political and social
changes with different sensitivities and language. Maria Luisa di Borbone
became the keystone for a story that until now has been only partially told.
The
voice of Maria Luisa clearly emerges from her recently found letters. A new
point of view for the analysis of a very complex historical period when Europe
was dominated by Napoleon. Compared with the traditional historiography, the negative
assessment of the sovereign has been completely redesigned. Her memories
build the identity of a sovereign continually tested. Everywhere she was sent
to rule she had people against her.
Maria
Luisa was endowed with fortitude, intelligence, and resourcefulness. She was a
careful observer of the cultural and artistic dimension of her time.
A female heroine
who ruled in solitude and defended her autonomy.
She
reveals the active role of women in the cultural life of the XIX century and
she deserves
to be remembered in the history of art, music
and feminism.
During
her reign, Lucca experienced a small new Renaissance. Her good governance was
inspired by wisdom, mercy and prosperity. She founded training schools for
feminine education and supported women artists in a world dominated by male
figures.
The artist's
language is abstract and timeless. The decay precipitates in colder, yet
vibrant colours. The expanses of colour create a dazzling visual amplitude.
Although they do not have a relationship with reality, they retain its
essence. The shapes lead you into a
universal tale where contrasts always find a way to complete each other. This
intrigue allows you to become involved in a story - one that may not let you go.
