Monti di Pietà were first founded in the 1460s as public banks whose aim was to provide citizens with solidaristic credit. In this institution, the interplay between the objects pawned and the small money loans granted in exchange was vital and mediated by a wellorganized paper "ecosystem" of...

Local Authorities Funds for decades. New Patrons have crowded the fund-giving scenario with new expertise and subsidiary roles lately. Among them, Bank Foundations today represent the most deeply involved Italian Cultural Patron. Next to other grant-making foundations, Public Administrations,...