On Wednesday, October 14,Emilio Isgrò visited the new exhibition space of the Casamonti Collection in Florence, housed in Palazzo San Giorgio and inaugurated on September 25. At the entrance to the exhibition, one of his works is on…
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To his contemporaries, the frescoes that Pontormo painted in Florence on the walls of the choir of San Lorenzo must have seemed an extreme, laborious expression of defiance— that “negative Sistine Chapel,” as Luciano Berti had…
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Even before the world truly became “global,” people, goods, knowledge, and cultures were already crossing the oceans along trade routes that connected distant continents. It is from this perspective that *Florence Global: The…
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From Michelangelo’s *David* to the sculptures of Auguste Rodin and Antoine Bourdelle, and on to the interpretations of Giulio Aristide Sartorio, Leonardo Bistolfi, and Adolfo De Carolis: the Accademia Gallery in Florence is…
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Two paintings attributed to the Master of 1416 will be on display together from October 6, 2026, to March 14, 2027, in the first-floor galleries of the Accademia Gallery in Florence. The Madonna and Child with Saints Peter, Anthony the…
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A gas cylinder prompted the Carabinieri to respond on the morning of Monday, October 5, in Florence, where the object was found beneath the statue of David in Piazzale Michelangelo. TGCOM24 reported the news. The cylinder was spotted…
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There was a visual contrast of great scenic and narrative impact that greeted anyone who, in the final years of the 17th century, crossed the threshold of the main hall of Villa Rondinelli-Vitelli in Fiesole: Awaiting visitors inside the…
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The scaffolding for the restoration of Giotto’s Bell Tower in Florence has been completed; the structure was designed with particular attention to both engineering considerations and the need to minimize the visual impact on the…
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