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Painting of Mystic Nativity, Sandro Botticelli

Sandro Botticelli and the Strange Story of the Mystic Nativity

by Laura Morelli | Mon, 12/12/2022 - 12:11

The birth of Christ — the Nativity — is one of the central images of Christian iconography and an immensely popular subject for Italian artists through the…

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Enter Another Dimension at Olafur Eliasson’s Exhibition in Florence

by Liz Shemaria | Thu, 10/13/2022 - 02:50

Olafur Eliasson’s installation in Palazzo Strozzi’s courtyard is dizzying. The 36 x 26 ft flickering moiré pattern of two overlaid grids called Under The…

Culture

Giotto and the Three Stigmatas of Saint Francis of Assisi

by Laura Morelli | Thu, 10/06/2022 - 09:39

October brings the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, one of ��ý’s most popular saints. Today, we associate Saint Francis with humility and self-imposed…

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Titian's Assumption, Frari Church in Venice

Titian's Towering Masterpiece in Venice

by Laura Morelli | Wed, 08/17/2022 - 00:38

When you step into the cavernous Venetian basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, it takes a minute or two for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. If you…

Food & Drink

Dinner at the Museum: ��ý’s Most Exciting Places that Combine Art and Food

by Luciana.Squadrilli | Wed, 06/15/2022 - 12:08

To many people, cooking is considered an art. To others, comparing the two realms of human skill and imagination is more of an outrage. And in ��ý, until not…

Culture

Judith and Holofernes in Italian Art

by Laura Morelli | Tue, 06/07/2022 - 01:12

The story of Judith and Holofernes begins when the Assyrian general Holofernes threatens to take the Jewish city of Bethulia. Judith, a God-fearing young widow…

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A Guide to the 2022 Venice Biennale

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 04/19/2022 - 06:26

The 59th Venice International Art Exhibition, or Biennale Arte, the most important contemporary art event in the world, opens on April 23 in Venice, delayed a…

Culture

“Donatello, the Renaissance”: A Groundbreaking Exhibition on a Groundbreaking Artist

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 03/22/2022 - 05:54

The most complete exhibition ever dedicated to Donatello, the groundbreaking Renaissance sculptor who changed the history of Western art, opened in Florence on…

Culture

Villa Valmarana ai Nani: The Curious Legend of the Dwarfs

by Myra Robinson | Wed, 03/09/2022 - 03:48

The Veneto is famed for its fine villas, built by Palladio and his followers as summer retreats from the heat and humidity of Venice. All are beautiful, set in…

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Fondazione Querini Stampalia: Carlo Scarpa’s Tribute To a Great Venetian Palazzo

by Myra Robinson | Tue, 03/01/2022 - 02:42

As you walk across the Campo Santa Maria Formosa passing the campanile, you come across possibly the ugliest sculpted head in Venice on the keystone of an…