E lisa Debenedetti (1933-2024), professor of art history at Sapienza Università di Roma, promoted the study and research of 18th-century arts for decades. Author of important contributions, essays and monographs, she founded and edited the journals “Studi sul Neoclassico” (1973-80) and “Studi sul Settecento Romano” (since 1985), essential points of reference and discussion for researchers and scholars. The Debenedetti family, in agreement with the Department of History, Anthropology, Religions, Art and Entertainment at Sapienza Università di Roma, the Centro di Studi sulla Cultura e l’Immagine di Roma and the Fondazione Ernesta Besso, have established a biennial prize for an unpublished long-form . . . → En lire plus