Jeanne Villepreux-Power e il collezionismo siciliano nella prima metà del XIX secolo

Abstract

Even today, the figure of Jeanne Villepreux-Power is remembered by the international scientific community mainly for her pioneering studies in the field of marine biology. Even more singular and valuable therefore, appears to be Power's contribution to studies on sources relating collecting in Sicily in the 19th century, for which her ‘Guide to Sicily’ constitutes an important point of reference, both for the quantity of collections recorded by the author, and for the accurate descriptions of the works contained therein, which help to paint a particularly effective picture of the main orientations and the taste that animated the collectors of the time.