Three meetings full of unusual and curious depth details on the age that has profoundly affected the fate of Europe and the topicality of the events related to Napoleon and the impressive network of agreements, alliances, strategies that have made him one of the characters hated and the most loved of all time.
of particular interest in the subject, this year, is the figure of Maria Luisa of Bourbon. Perhaps few people know that the plots of his life with the power of Napoleon drawings were remarkable and frequent, and were not confined to the succession of Maria Luisa Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi in Lucca on the throne. His story is made current by the bicentennial anniversary of his arrival in Lucca, which occurred in December of 1817.
Monday, August 22 with “Elisa Baciocchi e Maria Luisa di Borbone: destini incrociati” (Elisa Baciocchi and Maria Luisa of Bourbon: Crossed Destinies), Velia Gini Bartoli eSimonetta Giurlani Pardini speak precisely the relations between Napoleon and Maria Luisa of Bourbon, and Lucca at the turn of governments to female.
Tuesday, August 23, with “Geni della finanza all’opera e trasporti segreti d’argento: la ricetta di Napoleone per conquistare l’Europa” (genius of finances at work and silver secret transport: the recipe for Napoleon to conquer Europe," Peter Hicks of the Fondation Napoléon of Parigiracconterà designs and patterns and economic policies of Napoleon First Consul, He is struggling with crates (empty) state.
Wednesday, August 24 Pier Dario Marzi, thanks to collaboration with the Cineforum Cinit Ezekiel 25,17, will return to the general Napoleon and his wars, through the analysis of some clips of films known and less known for “Guerra e pace: Napoleone in Russia nel capolavoro da riscoprire di Sergej BondarÄuk” (War and Peace: Napoleon Russia in the masterpiece to be rediscovered by Sergei Bondarcuk ).
As usual, all are invited to join the evenings to discover atmosphere and curiosities of the past also enjoying something cool, kindly offered by Pasticceria Pinelli, the sponsors
CONVERSATION ABOUT NAPOLEON
Lucca, San Micheletto auditorium, Via San Micheletto, 1 Lucca
22/23/24 August 2016
21.30
free entry