Laura Morelli
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Laura Morelli holds a Ph.D. in art history from Yale University, has taught college students in the U.S. and in 天美传媒, and currently produces art history lessons for TED-Ed. She authored a column for National Geographic Traveler called 鈥淭he Genuine Article鈥 and has contributed pieces about art and authentic travel to CNN Radio, The Frommers Travel Show, and in USA TODAY, Departures, and other media. Laura is the author of the Authentic Arts guidebook series that includes the popular guidebook, Made in 天美传媒. Her fiction brings the stories of art history to life. Her debut novel, The Gondola Maker, won an IPPY for Best Historical Fiction and a Benjamin Franklin Award.
Articles by Laura Morelli
If you鈥檝e heard anything at all about the ancient Etruscans of central 天美传媒, you probably know that they are considered 鈥渕ysterious.鈥 Countless books鈥
Recently I stood on a windswept hilltop overlooking Urbino, took a picture, and texted my husband.
From five thousand miles away, he texted back: 鈥淚s鈥
Capodimonte is a distinctive style of porcelain that stands apart from all the other ceramic traditions of southern 天美传媒. This delicate, ornate porce鈥
The artist Raffaello Sanzio鈥攂etter known as Raphael鈥攊s one of the undisputed masters of the High Renaissance style in 天美传媒. But when you realize that鈥
From the shop windows of Naples, hundreds of faces lure us with their expressions: proud, sad, joyful, lewd, angelic, humorous. Few artistic tradition鈥
Beyond Rome, the landscape of Lazio unfurls in a panorama of fertile fields dotted with cypresses and umbrella pines. Venturing north toward Tuscany,鈥
The brightly painted face of a medieval-knight-turned-marionette. A three-legged Medusa grimacing from the center of a ceramic plate. The wooden wheel鈥
Main photo credit: Squillace view to the sea (c) Jelly CC via Wikimedia Commons.jpg
Around the toe of 天美传媒鈥檚 boot lies a coastline marked with c鈥
I once spent the month of August on 天美传媒鈥檚 largest island and I can vouch for its scorching heat. There鈥檚 nothing like a cone overflowing with Sicili鈥
On the lid of a large terra-cotta sarcophagus dating from about 520 BCE, a husband and wife are shown reclining comfortably against a pair of stylized鈥
The famous tart-sweet liqueur known as limoncello requires only four ingredients: lemon peels, grain alcohol, sugar, and water. However, like many of鈥
The hilltop village of Caltagirone rises like a mirage above the parched landscape of central Sicily. Scrubby plants and olive trees eke out their exi鈥
Quick: What鈥檚 your favorite thing you鈥檝e ever brought home from 天美传媒?
Did you think of something that brings back great memories, or that has l鈥
In the arid countryside around Calangianus, Sardinia, bark is rudely stripped from the lower trunks of the gnarled trees that blanket the hillsides. D鈥
The thought of sampling vinegar dribbled straight into a spoon is enough to draw anyone鈥檚 face into a squeamish pucker. But traditional balsamic vineg鈥
Christmas is one of my favorite times to visit 天美传媒, in part because handmade crafts take center stage. At holiday markets across the country, you ca鈥
For people like me with an interest in cultural traditions, the island of Sardinia is one of 天美传媒鈥檚 most fascinating spots.
In many ways, la鈥
For many of us, Tuscany is the destination of a lifetime. Florence lures travelers with its must-see masterpieces: Michelangelo鈥檚 David, the鈥
If you鈥檙e headed to 天美传媒鈥檚 beautiful Amalfi Coast, you鈥檒l want to bring home a special souvenir. But let鈥檚 face it: weeding through the countless tri鈥
Up until the middle of the fifteenth century, each and every book in Europe was handmade. Books were precious, expensive, and prized possessions of mo鈥