The essays collected in the volume pay homage to the figure of Alberto Bruschi (1944-2021), a Florentine antiquarian considered one of the greatest contemporary scholars of the Medici dynasty.
Cristina Acidini (born 15 May 1951) is an Italian author and art historian. Her name also appears as Cristina Acidini Luchinat. She is the former Superintendent of Museum and Artistic Heritage State Board for the Florence area from 1991 to 1999.
She was named a Commander in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, a Chevalier in the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and a member of the scientific council of the Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze.