 His commitment to the preservation of the memory of his homeland is reflected by his last wishes, expressed in 1884, when he was still alive, and then with a posthumous act, in 1887, with which he left his rich patrimony of manuscripts and art works to the city of Modena.Part of the rich collection of drawings and prints, along with art books and shelves, went to the Poletti Library; the Estense Library inherited the collection of handwritten and manuscript papers, while miniatures, drawings and paintings, including the famous Campori Madonna by Correggio, were donated to the Gallerie Estensi.Other art works were handed over to the Musei Civici di Modena.