Florence with flair
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I would love to show you each secret and corner of Florence! These are just a few of the wonderful exhibitions, gardens, villas we may enjoy together! Dive into the pictures and start dreaming about Florence!
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BUCCELLATI STYLE
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
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
Brunelleschi’s Dome
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
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...
#CrazyforPazzi
From Nov. 17 to Dec. 19 Opera di Santa Croce will be running an international crowdfunding campain to restore the Loggia of the Pazzi Chapel in partnership with #Kickstarter. The campain will only last 33 days and aims to raise 95,000 USD.
ART & RESTORATION FAIR 2014
The FLORENCE ART AND RESTORATION FAIR will be a great event dedicated to everybody working in the sector and through sharing knowledge and know-how people will be able to interact with the aim of working towards the consolidation of our country’s strong image in the production of works of art, training of young people, conservation, restoration and the promotion of cultural and environmental heritage.
Andrea del Sarto
2014: Michelangelo and his contemporaries. Special tribute to Andrea Vannucchi (Andrea del Sarto) Firenze 1486 - Firenze 1530 He was a Florentine painter whose works of exquisite composition and balance were foundamental in the development of Florentine...
Pontormo e Rosso Fiorentino
Dall’8 marzo al 20 luglio 2014 Palazzo Strozzi ospiterà la grande mostra Pontormo e Rosso Fiorentino. Divergenti vie della "maniera", un’esposizione dedicata all’opera del Pontormo e del Rosso Fiorentino, i pittori più anticonformisti e spregiudicati fra i...
SLOW ART DAY 2014
Are you ready for emotional experimentation? When you enter a museum you usually walk around with the nose up, enjoying with curiosity the atmosphere of the place and watching most of the well known highlights. What would happen if you had to stop in front of an...
SLOW ART DAY 2014
Pronti per una nuova sperimentazione? Quando si entra in un museo di solito si cammina in con senso di stupore, godendo con curiosità l'atmosfera del luogo, cercando magari le opere più famose. Hai mai provato a soffermarti di fronte ad un'opera d'arte per 120 secondi...
February 15th, 1564
Matters of life and death: curious circumstances occured in February 1564. Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa on February 15th, 1564. He was a physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution. His achievements...
Countdown for Michelangelo
According to Giorgio Vasari chronicles, Michelangelo’s friend Daniele da Volterra, watches him work all day on February 12, 1564 on the Rondanini Pietà. Two days later he comes down with a fever but goes for a walk in the cold night air, saying he just can’t rest. The...
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