Luigi Magnani

Luigi Magnani (1906–1984) was one of the world’s most refined art collectors. In his residence in Mamiano di Traversetolo near Parma—now home to the Magnani-Rocca Foundation—he created a pantheon of great artists from every era, including Dürer, Titian, Goya, Canova, and later Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, and de Chirico. With fifty works by Giorgio Morandi, a collection which Magnani formed in collaboration with the artist, the Magnani-Rocca Foundation holds one of the world’s most important collections of the Italian master. Magnani was a music and art critic, and authored many essays of exquisite originality and elegance.