Archivi del mese: Marzo 2012

The Battle of Anghiari, the lost Leonardo da Vinci

The hectic search of Leonardo’s lost masterwork  “The Battle of Anghiari”  has been  going on for many years. The site  is the Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio,  Florence. The story started  in 1563 when  Vasari,  commissioned  to renovate the … Continua a leggere

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A Tuscan chef from Florence to Miami, Florida

The exchange among Florence and the States  involves culture in its  wider meaning.    art,  fashion and food. Competence and creativity and passion are the winning ingredients. These days,  Marco Stabile,  Florentine chef and owner of the restaurant ”L’Ora d’Aria” in … Continua a leggere

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Torrita di Siena celebrates Saint Joseph with the Donkey Palio

From Saturday 17th March, until Sunday 25th, the beautiful old village of Torrita di Siena is hosting its renowned Palio dei Somari, the Donkey Palio. Born in 1966, this Palio was created to celebrate the Patron Saint, St. Joseph the … Continua a leggere

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“Nothing is real” by Chris Gilmore in Pietrasanta, Lucca

In Pietrasanta, Lucca,  home of  bronze foundries  and marble workshops,  where art is able to conjugate its connotations of eternity and challenge to time, an unusual exhibition “Nothing is real” by Chris Gilmore,  from March the 9th up April the … Continua a leggere

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The virtually confident world of “ American Dreamers” at the Strozzina, Florence

CCCS stands for Contemporary Culture Centre Strozzina. Its eleven rooms, covering an area of 850 sqm, located  under the courtyard of the Florentine Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, are the former cellars of the jewel of the Italian Renaissance. Since November 2007 the … Continua a leggere

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