All the articles by Jacopo Suggi on Finestre sull'Arte

Jacopo Suggi
Nato a Livorno nel 1989, dopo gli studi in storia dell'arte prima a Pisa e poi a Bologna ho avuto svariate esperienze in musei e mostre, dall'arte contemporanea, alle grandi tele di Fattori, passando per le stampe giapponesi e toccando fossili e minerali, cercando sempre la maniera migliore di comunicare il nostro straordinario patrimonio.

The resurfaced fleet. History of the extraordinary discovery of the ancient ships of Pisa

The resurfaced fleet. History of the extraordinary discovery of the ancient ships of Pisa

by Jacopo Suggi , written on 23/07/2024
Categories: Works and artists
Pompey the Great 's maxim "navigare necesse est, vivere non est necesse," with which he urged his sailors to put out to sea even though the sea was raging, is still well known. Over time it has been reused countless times as the motto of the Hanseati...
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The Palazzo della Carovana in Pisa: from seat of the Order of St. Stephen to Scuola Normale

The Palazzo della Carovana in Pisa: from seat of the Order of St. Stephen to Scuola Normale

by Jacopo Suggi , written on 16/07/2024
Categories: Works and artists
"Perhaps the most beautiful spot in the city is the Piazza dei Cavalieri, with the Vasarian palace and Ugolino's tower that now houses the grand library of the Scuola Normale. Here, far from the hasty tourists who only want to take away the image of ...
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When Pisa ruled the seas. The history of the Pisan Arsenals.

When Pisa ruled the seas. The history of the Pisan Arsenals.

by Jacopo Suggi , written on 13/07/2024
Categories: News Focus
For those who do not find themselves delving into the subject, it may still be mysterious or at any rate bizarre that the city of Pisa, now inland in Tuscany, about 10 km from the coast, had a glorious past on the sea, as it is known, as a Maritime R...
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When Giotto and Cimabue were in Pisa. The church of San Francesco

When Giotto and Cimabue were in Pisa. The church of San Francesco

by Jacopo Suggi , written on 09/07/2024
Categories: Works and artists
In 2015 ago the church of St. Francis in Pisa, the second largest in the Tuscan city after the monumental cathedral, was closed due to a partial roof collapse that compromised the safety of the holy place. Then, in the last months of 2023, the Superi...
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Defending the faith and protecting the Mediterranean: history of the Knights of St. Stephen

Defending the faith and protecting the Mediterranean: history of the Knights of St. Stephen

by Jacopo Suggi , written on 06/07/2024
Categories: Works and artists
On March 15, 1562, theOrder of the Knights of St. Stephen was officially born: on that day, Archbishop Giorgio Cornaro, nuncio to Tuscany on behalf of Pope Pius IV, dressed Cosimo I dei Medici, then duke of Florence and Siena, in the robes of Grand M...
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The Botanical Garden of Pisa, one of the first university botanical gardens in the world

The Botanical Garden of Pisa, one of the first university botanical gardens in the world

by Jacopo Suggi , written on 02/07/2024
Categories: Works and artists
In the center of Pisa, just a few meters from the famous Tower and along Via Santa Maria, a monumental road axis dotted with ancient churches, medieval tower-houses and aristocratic palaces built between the 16th and 18th centuries, hidden from the e...
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A centuries-old tradition: the Pisa Bridge Game in ancient depictions

A centuries-old tradition: the Pisa Bridge Game in ancient depictions

by Jacopo Suggi , written on 29/06/2024
Categories: Works and artists
"For Game is too much, for war is too little ." With these words, in 1807, Marie Louise, Queen Regent of Etruria, put an end to the Gioco del Ponte in Pisa, only one edition of which was contested throughout the 19th century. The event resumed in the...
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The Museum of Computing Instruments and the Museum of Physics Instruments at the University of Pisa.

The Museum of Computing Instruments and the Museum of Physics Instruments at the University of Pisa.

by Jacopo Suggi , written on 25/06/2024
Categories: Works and artists
TheUniversity of Pisa was officially founded in 1343, but already in previous centuries the city was frequented by students taking classes with celebrated masters, among whom was mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci. This ancient institution cloaked in g...
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