Chiostro gesuati - Palazzo della Scuola Sant’Anna (D. Tarantino)
Piazza Martiri della Libertà and the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Piazza Martiri della Libertà (L. Corevi, Comune di Pisa)Near this square was the house of the Mrs. Mason (Lady Margaret King 1772-1835) who on 26 October 1827, a couple of weeks before Leopardi's arrival in Pisa, founded the Accademia dei Lunatici (The Acasemy of Lunatics).Its emblem depicts a night vision of Piazza dei Miracoli under the moon, surmounted by a crown with three 'Fool's Caps'. The motto, written under the coat of arms was 'Se non sono matti non ce ne volemo' ('If they are not crazy we don’t want them'). The Lunatici, each named after a constellation, gathered in the Mason house every other Monday. In addition to literary activities, the Academy was also interested in political issues.
