The Global Eye

The Early Modern Connected World through Cosimo III's Map Collection

Credits

We gratefully acknowledge the support received from the COST Action 18140 "People in Motion: Entangled Histories of Displacement across the Mediterranean (PIMo)" led by Professor Giovanni Tarantino (University of Florence).
The video project "The Global Eye" results from the joint work of the PIMo members Angelo Cattaneo (CNR - National Research Council), Sabrina Corbellini (University of Groningen) and José Maria Pérez Fernández (University of Granada). 

CONCEPT
Angelo Cattaneo 

TEXTS, SCREENPLAY AND ICONOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
Angelo Cattaneo, Sabrina Corbellini, and José Maria Pérez Fernández 

ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
Museo Galileo 

MUSIC
Contemplation
inspired by "Preludio della IV Sonata" by Martino Bitti (1656-1743), violinist at Grand Duke Cosimo III' court
Composers and performers: Duo Hayet
Cristina Italiani, flauto
Hafid Moussaoui, oud 

SPECIAL THANKS
Anna Rita Fantoni (formerly, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana)
Accademia della Crusca 

PRODUCTION
Museo Galileo 2021