by DHales | Feb 20, 2014 | art, culture, Food and Drink, history, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475–1564) left an indelible artistic and architectural signature on Florence and Rome. His genius exploded in youth and blazed into robust old age. Through almost a century of tumults—uprisings, assassinations, civil wars, sieges,...
by DHales | Oct 21, 2013 | art, culture, history, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
l’arte For centuries “Italy” has been synonymous with art. An estimated 60 percent of the world’s designated art treasures reside within its borders, and Italian paintings and sculptures grace museums and collections around the globe. But Italy did more than inspire...
by DHales | Jan 13, 2013 | art, culture, history, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Il Divino The Divine One The first Italian “guest” to the United States in “l’anno della cultura italiana” (The Year of Italian Culture) is a statue: the David-Apollo (above), loaned by the Bargello Museum in Florence to the National Gallery of Art in...
by DHales | Apr 27, 2011 | art, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Angry Young Men Giovani e Arrabbiati Visitors don’t usually come to Florence, jewel of the Renaissance, in search of modern art. But an exhibit called “Giovani e Arrabbiati: La Nascita della Modernità” (Angry Young Men: The Birth of Modernity), at the Palazzo...
