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 | Sep 17, 2012 | art, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
La Porta del Paradiso The Gate of Paradise “Eccola finalmente!”(Here it is at last!) boomed an Italian headline. The masterpiece (capolavoro) of Lorenzo Ghiberti “torna a rifulgere di spettacolare splendore” (returns to shine in spectacular splendor). After a...
