È morto lo storico dell’arte Paolo Baldacci. Fondamentali i suoi studi su Giorgio de Chirico e sulla Metafisica
Renowned art historian, critic, and professor Paolo Baldacci has passed away in Milan at the age of 81. Originally a scholar of ancient history and Roman epigraphy, Baldacci transitioned into a leading authority on 20th-century Italian art, specifically focusing on Futurism and Metaphysical painting. He was widely recognized for his monumental 1997 monograph and catalogue raisonné on Giorgio de Chirico, as well as his extensive research into the work of Alberto Savinio.
Baldacci’s death marks the loss of a rigorous intellectual who reshaped the understanding of Italian Modernism by linking it to deep philosophical roots in Nietzsche and Schopenhauer. His career was defined by a commitment to academic precision, which often led to high-profile authentication disputes with the Giorgio and Isa de Chirico Foundation. At the time of his death, he was reportedly working on a new biography intended to challenge long-standing stereotypes regarding de Chirico’s life and legacy.