Bergamo, Leningrado-San Pietroburgo. Giacomo Quarenghi 1967-2017

The contribution to the catalogue provided by the collection of drawings by Giacomo Quarenghi (1744-1817), preserved at the Carrara Academy in Bergamo and until now never fully studied, focuses on events, publications and Quarenghi’s anniversaries, starting from the first centenary of the birth of Bergamo’s architect to date. The contribution intends to propose a historical picture of the research activity dedicated to Giacomo Quarenghi, thanks to which we witnessed, in 1967, the beginning of a collaboration between Russian and Italian researchers who, until then, had worked independently on the author and his work. This scientific collaboration has seen the beginning of a harmonious and a fruitful relationship between Russia and Italy, from which important contributions to the study of Bergamo’s architect and the architectural culture linked to his time have originated.