At a quarter past eight in the morning of August 8, 1944, a truck belonging to the Germans occupying Milan was the target of an attack that, according to the records of the Republican National Guard, did not result in any casualties among the Nazi so...
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On the occasion of the redevelopment of the Crypt of the Church of Sant'Agnese in Agone with the new artistic and architectural lighting system donated by Webuild Group, we discover the history of Piazza Navona, from antiquity to the present.
"Every...
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The enhancement of the Crypt of Sant'Agnese in Agone, with the new artistic and architectural lighting system donated by the Webuild Group, is an opportunity to go to the rediscovery of the entire complex of the sumptuous Roman church, a sumptuous pr...
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Aljoscha (1974), born in Ukraine as Oleksii Potupin, is a visual artist known for his large-scale conceptual installations that explore concepts related to biology, life theory, and bioism, which represents a utopian ideal for the creation of new for...
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Cesare Biratoni, born in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto in 1969, resides and works in Busto Arsizio. In his work, there is no distinction between collage and painting, nor between drawing and manipulated and recomposed photography. Biratoni is distinguish...
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Tuscany is not only celebrated for its beautiful landscapes and unparalleled artistic heritage, but also for a tradition of patronage that has spanned the centuries. Today, this noble practice finds expression in modern business and professional patr...
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A bright, shiny red, a "Valentine red," is certainly the hallmark of the Valentine typewriter, designed in 1968 by Ettore Sottsass jr (Innsbruck, 1917 - Milan, 2007) and Perry King (London, 1938 - 2020) and produced by Olivetti in 1969. By this date,...
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There is a guaranteed method for making even the most peaceful of restorers hostile: uttering the phrase "restore to ancient splendor" in his presence. Emanuela Daffra, superintendent of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, is explaining this to us in fro...
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Over the course of a long life (he died at age 87) and a very long cardinalate (he wore the purple for 55 years, beginning in 1645), Cardinal Alderano Cybo (Genoa, 1613 - Rome, 1700) translated a great interest in the arts - from music to literature,...
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Speaking of works of art, one would wonder if the consummate question applies, "If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, has it made a sound?" Does the completeness of paintings, sculptures or creative products whose vision has remained the...
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"Some gardens are described as refuges, when in fact they are traps." The tender early spring air that channels along the avenue of pine trees at Montellori Farm does everything it can to belie the aphorism of Ian Hamilton Finlay, the Scottish poet w...
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When one thinks of a work of art that succeeds in embodying the essence of spring, probably the image that will most easily come to mind will be that of Botticelli's Primavera , at the risk of being a bit trite. Few paintings, however, have reached t...
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The Madonna of Albinea, painted by Correggio in 1519, stands as a singular compositional and executive pivot at a temporal juncture of the height of the Italian Renaissance; that artistic phenomenon that had already reached the "great manner" and tha...
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S. F., written on 21/03/2024
Design expert Bernd Polster has written that Brionvega, the historic Italian consumer electronics brand, has distinguished itself in the world of audio products dominated by Far Eastern companies by its ability to enhance technology with a little poe...
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This beautiful painting preserved at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana (fig. 1) was part of Cardinal Federico Borromeo 's Collection and is first described in a notarial deed of 1607: "A painting one arm's length, and three quarters of an inch in height, whe...
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In the vast landscape of contemporary art, figures emerge who challenge convention and invite us to reflect on fundamental concepts such as identity, corporeality and perception. Yet few names rise with the same boldness and visual power as Joan Semm...
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