A calendar carved in stone that accompanies visitors along the succession of the seasons, telling the story of man's work, his relationship with nature and the passage of time. It is the cycle of the Months that decorates the frieze arranged on the p...
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The Villa della Topaia, close to the better-known Medici residences of Castello and Pietraia, still bears the signs of the time when it was a casino of rest and delights for Cosimo III. Two elegant cartouches, placed in the hall of honor, accommodate...
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A cross painted to seal the encounter between East and West. A meeting we witness by looking at a large panel (297 centimeters high by 234 centimeters wide) now preserved in the Museo Nazionale di San Matteo in Pisa, hanging on a wall in the room whe...
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This city is not a hotel, one might say, and as of a few hours ago it has had a ruling that puts it in black and white. In Florence, Mayor Sara Funaro spoke of a "historic day," rebuked by Forza Italia, which spoke of "foolish jubilation," but yester...
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Palazzo Blu in Pisa presents in its exhibition halls from May 16 to September 6, 2026 the exhibition I fratelli Gioli e la pittura a Pisa fra Otto e Novecento, curated by Stefano Renzoni. With this exhibition, Palazzo Blu continues its path of resear...
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TheOpificio delle Pietre Dure of Florence will take charge of the restoration of the Head of Medusa belonging to the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli. In fact, the renowned institute has accepted the request of the municipal administration to work on t...
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When the hot water of Tuscany 's hot springs meets clayey mud, sometimes history stops and reveals millennia-old secrets that resurface intact, defying time. It happened in San Casciano dei Bagni, in the province of Siena, where, a few meters from th...
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A symbolic date to mark a new beginning. March 25, a day that until 1750 coincided with New Year's Day according to the so-called "Style of the Incarnation," was chosen to announce the rebirth of Medicea. Rivista di studi medicei, a scholarly publica...
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