Mauro Boni: collezionismo, erudizione e falsificazione a Venezia tra Sette e Ottocento

Mauro Boni (1746-1817) died in Reggio Emilia after a long stay in Venice in the Giustinian Recanati delle Zattere Palace. He had the long view to takewiter him not only his many books he collected kept for a long time but also wath is considered the deep statement of his job. The letters. The critic ricognized to abbot Boni his main role in the dinamics of anciant trade withaut analyzing his personality. Mani steps of his personality, his life and his resercher role had to be investigated get. Morover it was important to clarify the relationship he had with the man off learning. It was therefore necessary to furter investigations starting from the his many letters (3000 pc. z.a) that werw kept in the State Archive and Municipal Library “A. Panizzi” in Reggio Emilia, city where abbot Boni died. After a short description of the type of materials and after some preliminary reflections on the corrispondents (chapter 1), there is a biographical profile of Boni (chapter 2). Chapter 3 is described putting in relationship the literary production with the merchant affaires of Boni. His collecting and mercantile activity is descrived in the chapter 4 in wich it is to face some important events. In chapter 5 there is the documentary appendix. Mauro Boni (1746-1817) died in Reggio Emilia after a long stay in Venice in the Giustinian Recanati delle Zattere Palace. He had the long view to take with him not only his many books he collected kept for a long time but also what is considered the deep statement of his job: the letters. The critic recognized to abbot Boni his main role in the dinamics of anciant trade without analyzing his personality. Many steps of his personality, his life and his researcher role had to be investigated yet. Moreover it was important to clarify the relationship he had with the men of learning. It was therefore necessary to further investigations starting from the his many letters (3000 pc. z.a) that were kept in the State Archive and Municipal Library “A. Panizzi” in Reggio Emilia, city where abbot Boni died. After a short description of the type of materials and after some preliminary reflections on the corrispondents (chapter 1), there is a biographical profile of Boni (chapter 2). Chapter 3 is described putting in relationship the literary production with the merchant affaires of Boni. His collecting and mercantile activity is described in chapter 4 in wich it is to face some emblematic events. In chapter 5 there is the documentary appendix. At the end of the research the multifaceted profile of Boni is emerged. He can be considered a very active man in the collecting and falsification of artworks in Venice between 18th and 19th century and an emblematic rapresentative of art merchants that should be deep know from critics.