Elena, Author at Florence with Flair

The art of dreaming by @Pomo

by Elena | Jan 12, 2015 | News

January first: a perfect day for all dreamers. Most people feel this way, turning the page after a long committing year and making plans for the new one. No better date to remember a precious meeting between two incurable dreamers. It’s the beginning of October 2014...

BUCCELLATI STYLE

by Elena | Jan 7, 2015 | News

Unique creations, dream objects: over one hundred works, including works of jewelry and silverware designed by Mario and Gianmaria Buccellati are showcased for the first time at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence. The temporary exhibition is held in the monumental halls...

Un sogno d’Arte contemporanea

by Elena | Jan 1, 2015 | News

Primo Gennaio: data da sognatori. In questo giorno lo siamo tutti, si volta pagina e si delineano i propositi per l’anno che inizia. Nessuna data migliore per ricordare un incontro prezioso sotto la pioggia battente di Piazza Beccaria. E’ l’inizio di Ottobre 2014 e...

Brunelleschi’s Dome

by Elena | Dec 28, 2014 | News

The dome that crowns Florence’s great cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Duomo, is a towering masterpiece of Renaissance ingenuity and an enduring source of mystery. Still the largest masonry dome on earth after more than six centuries, it is taller than the...

Van Gogh and the marbled paper

by Elena | Dec 20, 2014 | News

Few weeks ago I was in Amsterdam on the footprints of Flemish artists and the charm of the tulipmania. I could not miss a visit to the Van Gogh Museum and it was really one of the highlights, perfectly enjoyable during the low tourist season. One of the details that...