Fernanda Wittgens by Semeraro Valeria https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque biografia e storia artistica en-us 2023-04-26 14:12:56 UTC 2024-06-13 12:21:36 UTC hello@padlet.com FERNANDA WITTGENS semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570438352 She was born in Milan in 1903]]> 2023-04-27 14:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570438352 Her mother was Margherita Righini semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570444842 2023-04-27 14:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570444842 Her father was the teacher Adolfo Wittgens semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570451518 He has a big influence on her career indeed, taking her every Sunday to visit the museums, will transmit in her love for art. ]]> 2023-04-27 14:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570451518 She was: a teacher, a functionary and an art critic. semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570462538 She is remembered for being the first woman to hold the directorial role of an important museum:]]> 2023-04-27 14:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570462538 PINACOTECA DI BRERA semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570464172 2023-04-27 14:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570464172 the director was Ettore Modigliani semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570470572 2023-04-27 14:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570470572 Thanks to mario Salmi Fernadna becomes Modigliani’s assistant semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570474022 2023-04-27 14:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570474022 Fernanda starts a revolutionary activity inside Brera semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570485262 2023-04-27 14:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570485262 Since the outbreak of the war, she helped family, friends, and Jews emigrate to other countries to escape from Nazi persecution. semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570495844 2023-04-27 14:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570495844 Fernanda had worked to protect Milan's entire artistic heritage in order to protect it from Nazi raids and bombardments by complicated transfers. semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570502913 2023-04-27 14:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570502913 For that reason she went in prison for 4 years semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570507920 2023-04-27 14:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570507920 She bravely faces prison, describing it as the "state of perfection" of her existential growth. semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570512804 2023-04-27 14:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570512804 She undergoes what will be called the "Trial of the Ladies", together with the "Lady of Saint Vincent" Adele Cappelli semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570521518 2023-04-27 14:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570521518 semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570531297 Once out of prison, Modigliani and Fernanda aimed to build the "great Brera", linking the Pinacoteca to other cultural institutions such as the Academy of Fine Arts.]]> 2023-04-27 15:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570531297 semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570540406 this goal was achieved in June 1950 where Fernanda began a new activity within the Pinacoteca for educational purposes that aim to make the City Museum a pole of life for citizens.

]]> 2023-04-27 15:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570540406 Fernanda Wittgens died in July 1957 semerarovaleriast https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570547045 The funeral chamber was set up in front of the entrance of the Pinacoteca and was attended by thousands of people in recognition of his work for culture, for Milan and for his fellow citizens.]]> 2023-04-27 15:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/semerarovaleriast/civlk0b2qbk7gque/wish/2570547045