The Brera Art Gallery: the works you can’t miss

Wednesday May 24th, 2017 , Cities of Art, Museums

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THE BRERA ART GALLERY: THE WORKS YOU CAN’T MISS AND HOW TO PLAN YOUR VISIT

The Pinacoteca di Brera (Brera Art Gallery) is a great museum which unlike other great Italian art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery of Florence, didn’t originate from aristocratic collecting.
The works displayed at the Brera Art Gallery don’t come from collections belonging to a Prince or noble families, but is the collection of works used for the education of students attending the Academy of Fine Arts.
In the early 19^th century, thanks to Napoleon Bonaparte, it turns into a museum.

Events in Venice: all the scheduled exhibitions

Tuesday May 16th, 2017 , Cities of Art, Events and Exhibitions

EVENTS IN VENICE: ALL THE SCHEDULED EXHIBITIONS

Venice is a timeless and one-of- a-kind city, filled with museums and places to visit (first of all, the Doge’s Palace), but there are also a lot of events arranged in Venice.
Any excuse to go to Venice, from the Biennale to the Venice Film Festival.

In this post you’ll find all the events in Venice among which you can choose the event which is best suitable for you.
If instead, you want some suggestions on what to do and which museums and monuments to see in Venice, read the post containing the list of the things to see in
Venice.

Last Update 16 May 2017

What to do in Parma: discovering Correggio’s masterpieces

Friday May 12th, 2017 , Cities of Art

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WHAT TO DO IN PARMA: DISCOVERING CORREGGIO’S MASTERPIECES

What to do in Parma. The Mercanteinfiera is the most interesting event I’ve participated in in these first months of 2017 and my first time in Parma.
I told you about my days spent among vintage objects, rare works and collectors coming from all over the world in the post about the Mercante in Fiera Parma 2017, but as always, each event I participate in becomes a new journey to discover the city I am in. And Parma is a wonderful art city, which looks like a European city.

Refined and precious, Parma is a city brimming with treasures, art and culture.
Several illustrious people made Parma famous, but only a few marked the artistic image of the city.
Among them the most important artist is Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio (1489-1534).
In this post what to do in Parma discovering Correggio’s masterpieces.

Guercino in Piacenza

Tuesday May 9th, 2017 , Cities of Art, Museums

GUERCINO IN PIACENZA AND THE FRESCOES HOUSED IN THE CATHEDRAL

Piacenza is the entrance door of the Emilia, and is the city where you can admire one of the masterpieces painted by Guercino.
Fortresses, castles and villages are the setting of a very old city, which needs to be discovered little by little.

The Romans chose this territory of the Po valley to build a fortification and to establish a place of trade, which in the Middle Ages became an important economic centre, and later an important cultural centre.
To discover Piacenza you’d better start from the Cathedral, founded in the Middle Ages, which shows power and is a harmonious mixture of Gothic and Renaissance styles. But Guercino’s frescoes in Piacenza will draw your attention.

5 italian cities to see in 2017

Friday April 28th, 2017 , Cities of Art

5 ITALIAN CITIES TO SEE IN 2017

Italy is the country which has the highest number of art cities in the world, where ancient and modern stories intertwine in alleys and squares, in palaces and historic shops throughout the peninsula.
In Italy you may walk and savour sweets made like they did a century ago, as it happens in the historic shops in Genoa; or you may stumble on the marvels of Rovigo, the city which keeps some masterpieces by Giovanni Bellini and Tiepolo.

I made a selection of the 5 italian cities which hold the best of Italy (food, art, extraordinary landscapes) and which this year should be visited because they organize unmissable events.
Don’t you think that each city is worth visiting?