Augusto Telluccini e la rivalutazione delle Residenze reali e del barocco decorativo in Piemonte, 1921-1930.

The essay aims at reappraising the role of Augusto Telluccini (1876-1930), a roman official at the Ministry of the Royal House, who became an art historian, and later Superintendent of the Piedmont historical monuments. In that position, from 1921 to 1928 he coordinated all the operations concerning two of the most relevant museum restorations and outfitting: Palazzo Madama and Stupinigi. The paper reinterprets Telluccini’s story under a practical perspective and considers him both as the main modern reviewer of Juvarra’s works and a valuable museologist: the first to understand the relevance of the Royal Residences network, which are now included in the Unesco World Heritage List. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]