★From the perspective of the Elector Maria Luisa de' Medici, the author Maria Luisa Bianchi talks from the origins of the Medici family in Florence to seventeenth-century Baroque art.
★The book, settling on a tone between confession and first-person narration, leading the reader through the most unusual places and corners of Florence, as if he readers were guided by the Elector herself.
★ A book from the unexpected and original point of view of the courageous woman with the life of one of the world's most renowned families.

Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, also known as the "Electrice Palatina," was the last representative of the Medici dynasty, the only daughter of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo III and Princess Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, who was related to the Sun King. In 1737 she had drawn up the so-called "Convention," more famous as the "Family Pact," a contract that sanctioned the transfer of the vast artistic collection that had belonged to the Medici for centuries to the Tuscan state. Thanks to her we are able to admire the many art treasures collected for centuries by the Medici dynasty, and thanks to her the city of Florence was freed from the despoliation of masterpieces that affected so many other cultural centers of the Italian Renaissance. After the death of her husband Giovanni Guglielmo, Elector of the Palatinate, Anna Maria Luisa returned to Florence, where she lived until the end of her life.

Marialuisa Bianchi
A native of Molise, she majored in medieval history in Florence, where she lives. She has taught Italian and history in high schools. She collaborates with the cultural association "Il Giardino dei Ciliegi", at which she conducts writing seminars and organizes literary meetings. A number of collective books were born from the seminars, such as "Nodes. Our Familiar Lexicon" and "The Train of the Sea".