by Dianne Hales | Dec 8, 2020 | art, art history, Books, books on Italy, history, Italian language, Italy, literature, Renaissance, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs, women
A guest post by Melissa Muldoon Even if you are a fan of Italy and Renaissance art, you may be wondering who Sofonisba Anguissola was, why she is important, and what would lead me to write a novel about her. Her unusual name doesn’t roll off the tongue easily. But in...
by Dianne Hales | Jul 21, 2020 | Books, books on Italy, history, Italian language, Italy, Language, literature, Romance, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs, women
A guest post by Maria Teresa Cometto She was one of the first women in Italy to earn a living as a journalist and a writer, the first female columnist for the leading Italian daily Corriere della Sera, and the author of 45 books. She called herself Marchesa Colombi,...
by Dianne Hales | Mar 10, 2020 | Books, books on Italy, food, Food and Drink, history, Italy, Language, Web/Tech, Weblogs, women
During Women’s History Month, I’m dedicating my March blog posts to Italian women who inspire us with their passion. If one taste captures the essence of passion, it would have to be chocolate, especially Italy’s most famous—Perugina chocolates. They were...
by DHales | Sep 13, 2010 | Fashion, Italy, Language, Travel, Weblogs
il truccotrick, make-upTrucco does double-duty in the Italian language as the word for both trick and make-up. Fortunately, the art and artifice of female beauty have come a long way since the days of the Roman empire. Then as now, women wanted long lashes, alluring...
