De Computis, Revista Española de Historia de la Contabilidad 17 (1), junio 2020, 36-51 ISSN: 1886-1881 - doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.26784/issn.1886-1881.v17i1.372 ARTÍCULOS DOCTRINALES / ARTICLES CROWDFUNDING AND ACCOUNTING HISTORY: THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GRAN MADRE DI DIO CHURCH (TURIN, 1814 - 1832) Silvia Sinicropi University of Turin, Italy. Correo-e:
[email protected] - ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2894-4981 Damiano Cortese University of Turin, Italy. Correo-e:
[email protected] - ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6222-7302 Massimo Pollifroni University of Turin, Italy. Correo-e:
[email protected] - ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2533-490X Valter Cantino University of Turin, Italy. Correo-e:
[email protected] - ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9936-8133 Recibido: 13-10-19; Aceptado: 26-3-20. Cómo citar este artículo/Citation: Sinicropi S., Cortese D., Pollifroni M., Cantino V. (2020). Crowdfunding and accounting history: the construction of the Gran Madre di Dio Church (Turin, 1814 - 1832). De Computis - Revista Española de Historia de la Contabilidad, 17 (1), 36-51. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.26784/issn.1886-1881.v17i1.372 Abstract: This study emphasizes the history of accountancy, shedding light on its link with artistic and cultural patrimony, an issue that is scarcely addressed but is nearly always a matter underlying the greatest monuments of our civilization. As a case study, this study focuses on one of the significant architectural monuments of the City of Turin: the “Church of Gran Madre di Dio”; which was built to celebrate a historical and political event.