Recensione a: Giovanni Mazzaferro, Il giovane Cavalcaselle. «Il più curioso, il più intrepido, il più appassionato di tutti gli affamati di pittura», prefazione di Donata Levi, Olschki, Firenze 2023

Abstract

The following paper intends to present Giovanni Mazzaferro’s book Il giovane Cavalcaselle. «Il più curioso, il più intrepido, il più appassionato di tutti gli affamati di pittura» (The young Cavalcaselle. ‘The most curious, the most intrepid, the most passionate of all those hungry for painting’), preface by Donata Levi, Florence 2023. The author, through a meticulous investigation of the connoisseur’s biography in the years between 1834 and 1857, reconstructs his methodological training, his visual culture, his travels and his relationships with other art historians. Through the study of part of Cavalcaselle’s life, it will thus be possible to find useful information on a cultural context that was fundamental to the development of the art historical discipline.