On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., the Castello del Bisarno, Villa Beccari will host the presentation of Sergej Androsov’s book *Russian Sculptors and Collectors in Rome in the Second Half of the 18th Century*, published by Il Cigno GG Edizioni. Free admission.
Speakers
Lorenzo Zichichi, Il Cigno GG Edizioni
Sergej Androsov, author of the book, Ph.D. in Art History and Chief Researcher of the Department of Western European Fine Arts at the State Hermitage Museum
The Book
This volume traces the Russian presence in Rome during the second half of the 18th century: the sculptors trained in Roman academies and workshops, and the collectors from St. Petersburg who viewed the city as the center of European taste. Many of the sculptural collections now preserved at the State Hermitage Museum trace their origins to that era of travel, commissions, and acquisitions.
Following the presentation
Screening of the documentary *Masterpieces of the Hermitage: Leonardo da Vinci, the Benois Madonna*, dedicated to one of only two works by Leonardo preserved in Russia.
Information
Castello del Bisarno — Villa Beccari
Via di Badia a Ripoli, 5 — Florence
Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Free admission
Under the patronage of the State Hermitage Museum and in collaboration with Il Cigno GG Edizioni.
Information: info@amiciermitage.it