by DHales | Jul 1, 2013 | art, culture, history, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
La Primavera del Rinascimento The Springtime of the Renaissance If you’re in Florence this summer or Paris this fall, don’t miss a spectacular exhibit on La Primavera del Rinascimento, "The Springtime of the Renaissance: Sculpture and the Arts in...
by DHales | Dec 27, 2010 | Italy, Language, Religion, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Il Duomo Florence’s cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore, is one of the most recognizable churches in the world. People often assume that “Il Duomo”—as it’s called—translates as “the dome.” But “duomo,” from the Latin domus for home, means house of God. It took the...
