The image of Siena is usually associated with its medieval past, but in fact in the urban fabric of the city one can still breathe the air of its Renaissance, and in particular, at the corner of Piazza Postierla and Via del Capitano, stands one of t...
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The Minerva, one of the great bronzes of antiquity and an identifying symbol of the city, returns to Arezzo and is the protagonist of the exhibition The Minerva of Arezzo. A story of rediscovered community, which will be inaugurated on Saturday, Feb....
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In the silence of the Tuscan countryside stands a place where time seems to have crystallized in the exact moment of a medieval miracle. It is theHermitage of Montesiepi, located in the municipality of Chiusdino in the province of Siena, a religious-...
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Leonardo da Vinci's famous maxim "sad is that disciple who does not advance his master" seems to have guided the students of Giuseppe Baldini (Livorno, 1807 - 1876), a Leghorn artist who imparted the first rudiments in painting to important names in ...
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Gone are the stalls that had occupied Piazza Manin in Pisa for years, that is, the area that effectively constitutes the gateway to Piazza dei Miracoli. As of this morning, all who pass through Piazza Manin find a totally different panorama than the ...
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Cortona, ancient Curtun, was one of the most influential cities ofinner Etruria. The signs of the Etruscan civilization are therefore evident both in the urban fabric and in the necropolis: in fact, it is enough to move a little farther from the hist...
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At the "Giuliano Ghelli" Civic Museum in San Casciano in Val di Pesa (Florence), 19th-century floral painting is back in the spotlight with an exhibition that interweaves art, science, history and local identity. Until March 1, in fact, the exhibitio...
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The blood slid to the ground in thin threads, each with a rhythm all its own, the moment Perseus severed Medusa's head. The ground, hit by that heat so intense it seemed like breathing, changed consistency with a speed that does not belong to things ...
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