Presentation of the book on Pietro Piffetti at Stupinigi
Date of the event:
On 13 November 2026, at 6.30pm, in the Salone d'Onore of the Stupinigi Hunting Lodge (Palazzina di Caccia), the presentation of the book «Pietro Piffetti. Gli esordi a Torino e l'incontro con Filippo Juvarra», published by L'Artistica Editrice, takes place. The book's author is the scholar Claudio Cagliero [1].
The book
The volume is a contribution to the reconstruction of Pietro Piffetti's (1701–1777) training in Turin; Piffetti was a cabinetmaker active in eighteenth-century Italy. The research documents Piffetti's early work in the workshop of Ludovico De Rossi and examines in depth the subsequent artistic partnership between the cabinetmaker and the architect Filippo Juvarra [1].
The presentation
Speaking at the book presentation, held at the Stupinigi Hunting Lodge, are the author Claudio Cagliero, art historian Arabella Cifani and cultural heritage conservation scientist Thierry Radelet [1].
Sources
- Il Torinese — 5 November 2026