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Made by hand

Perrone's libri bianchi
by David Battistella (issue no. 183/2013 / May 9, 2013)
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada in 2011 to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King’s 2000 book Brunelleschi’s Dome, about the life of Filippo Brunelleschi and the building of Florence’s Cupola. This …
Filming Filippo

Adopting tenacity

Walking the talk in Florence
by David Battistella (issue no. 182/2013 / April 25, 2013)
In the early days of May, strains of guitars, violins and accordions accompanied by drumbeats, are heard in the streets of Pistoia’s mountain villages. Joyous voices ring out, announcing the official arrival of spring.   When I started writing this column, I was …
The Arts

'Deeper study, greater grace?'

Court painter Sofonisba Anguissola, admired by Michelangelo, Vasari and Phillip II
by Jane Fortune (issue no. 182/2013 / April 25, 2013)
When the father of Sofonisba Anguissola (1532–1625), an affluent nobleman from Genoa, sent Michelangelo her drawing entitled Laughing Girl, the Renaissance master openly admired her talent, challenging her to draw an emotional expression that was more difficult to depict: crying. Her …
The Arts

700 years and not a day older

(issue no. 181/2013 / April 11, 2013)
In 2013, Tuscany celebrates the birth of one of its native sons, Giovanni Boccaccio. Born sometime in 1313, in Florence or Certaldo, he was among the leading humanist figures of the early Renaissance. A writer and poet, who, like Dante and …
Filming Filippo

Tribute to Filippo

by David Battistella (issue no. 181/2013 / April 11, 2013)
April 16 is a special day in Florence, and it has become a special day for me, too. It is the anniversary of the death of Filippo Brunelleschi, a day on which I, along with the rest of the city, remember …
Tuscany News

Reach the sky

New walkway opens in Siena's Duomo
(issue no. 181/2013 / April 11, 2013)
Visitors to Siena’s cathedral can now get a view like never before from sections of the uppermost part of the massive building, which have been closed to the public for centuries.   A series of renovated passageways in the upper reaches, just metres from …
The Arts

Happy Renaissance!

(issue no. 180/2013 / March 28, 2013)
Spring is a time to celebrate rebirth, and Florence and Italy are buzzing with energy, hope and the promise of new beginnings. The exhibit The Springtime of the Renaissance at Palazzo Strozzi celebrates the heyday of Florentine artistic creation, a time …
The Arts

Surviving 'hell and high water'

A sculptor whose works made history
by Jane Fortune (issue no. 180/2013 / March 28, 2013)
Nineteenth-century Florence was home to many well-known writers, artists and political personalities who were women, from Elisabeth Browning to Carolina Bonaparte. Tuscan-born sculptor Félicie de Fauveau (1801–1886; see TF 64 and 165) was embraced by the international intellectual community, gaining commissions …
The Arts

The Last Suppers

Four cenacoli in Florence
(issue no. 180/2013 / March 28, 2013)
  By Hannah Barraclough   For some, Easter is a day to gorge on chocolate eggs or feast with family, while for others it's a day of religious observance. Easter is the most important period in the Christian calendar, and the events that led …
The Arts

Spring into art

Ten major exhibits to welcome the season
by Haley Brucato (issue no. 179/2013 / March 14, 2013)
EXHIBITS IN FLORENCE As winter gives way to spring, the city bursts into bloom with art. From the great masters of the Renaissance to the most daring experimentations of contemporary artists, the season holds something for everyone to discover.   CURRENTLY OPEN OR OPENING …
Families + Kids

Sailing tortoises and a UFO

Curiosities for children at Palazzo Vecchio
by Margo Lestz (issue no. 178/2013 / February 28, 2013)
Your kids might find an afternoon spent at a museum as interesting as watching paint dry, but Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio holds some hidden curiosities sure to pique their interest. Who knew that within the medieval walls you can find 100 sailing …
Filming Filippo

Topping the dome

The bronze ball and lantern
by David Battistella (issue no. 178/2013 / February 28, 2013)
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada in 2011 to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King’s 2000 book Brunelleschi’s Dome, about the life of Filippo Brunelleschi and the building of Florence’s Cupola. This …
Jane Fortune Mosaics

A farmhouse for foreign artists

Richard Fremantle's eclectic collection
by Jane Fortune (issue no. 178/2013 / February 28, 2013)
Foreign artists of many mediums have worked and studied in Tuscany for centuries, seeking inspiration from its masterful art and evocative landscape. Yet, who are some of the creative personalities that have produced art here during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? …
The Arts

Shunkan

Bringing a Japanese craft to a Florentine workshop
(issue no. 177/2013 / February 14, 2013)
He signs his works simply as ‘Shunkan.' Shunichiro Kan is a Japanese artisan who moved to Florence from Japan 15 years ago, after completing studies in graphics and economics. However, instead of practising one of Florence's traditional local crafts, this Japanese artisan brought with him …
Friends of Florence

Restoring the Tribune

The noble heart of the Uffizi Gallery
by Alexandra Lawrence (issue no. 177/2013 / February 14, 2013)
Entering the Tribune in the 1580s, visitors must have felt as if they had been dropped into a giant treasure chest that had opened suddenly and surprisingly just for their benefit. The sumptuous octagonal room located in the Uffizi's eastern corridor was topped by a …

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