La Fabbrica Rossetti a Torino, Maioliche e Porcellane

Words by Cristina Maritano

 

Among the most important ceramists of the eighteenth century, Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti (1705-1778) has so far received little in-depth study. Cristina Campanella's (1963-2023) volume now fills this gap. The scholar's extensive archival research sheds light on new aspects of Rossetti's personal and professional journey, from his early days in Turin in 1725, with the founding of a Fabrica di Maiolica (Majolica Factory) under royal patronage, to his nine-year residency in Lodi, until his final return to the Savoy capital. There, in 1736, he opened one of the first porcelain factories in Italy. This is a fascinating and little-known chapter in Turin's artistic and entrepreneurial history.

 

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