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Caffè Michelangiolo

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Gruppo di macchiaioili al caffè michelangelo, primi del '900
Gruppo di macchiaioili al caffè michelangelo, primi del '900

Caffè Michelangiolo was a historic café in Florence, located in Via Larga (now renamed Via Cavour). During the nineteenth century Wars of Italian Independence, it became a major meeting place for Tuscan writers and artists, and for patriots and political exiles from other Italian states. The Caffè, which existed from 1848 to 1866, was frequented by the artists of the Macchiaioli, especially after 1855. One of the artists, Telemaco Signorini, later published a memoir, Caricaturisti e caricaturati al Caffè Michelangiolo (1893), which has been called "the bible of the Macchiaioli movement". In it, Signorini described the nature of the discussions at the Caffè:From 1848 to 1855, as a result of the times, political conspiracies and practical jokes prevailed. But from 1855 to 1860 ... the friends at the Caffè, remaining still, by tradition, the dear madcaps of Via Larga, joked less and devoted themselves more to their art.

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Caffè Michelangiolo
Via Camillo Cavour, Florence Quartiere 1

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Via Camillo Cavour
50112 Florence, Quartiere 1
Tuscany, Italy
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Gruppo di macchiaioili al caffè michelangelo, primi del '900
Gruppo di macchiaioili al caffè michelangelo, primi del '900
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