History of costume starting from Giorgione’s masterpiece

Tuesday August 29th, 2017 , Events and Exhibitions

Giorgione, Pala di Castelfranco

HISTORY OF COSTUME STARTING FROM A MASTERPIECE BY GIORGIONE

The Castelfranco Madonna, Giorgione’s masterpiece, will be the starting point for an exhibition illustrating the history of costume and fabric.

The exhibition entitled “The textures of Giorgione” will start from the rooms of the Museo Casa Giorgione (Giorgione House Museum) and will continue outside, in different sites of the town of Castelfranco.
Of course this is an art exhibition, but is dedicated especially to the history of costume and fabric. Because it’s starting from Giorgione’s masterpiece that you can understand that nothing is as it seems, and textures, meant as fabrics, are symbols but also messages that the characters portrayed by great artists wanted to imprint on our eyes and mind.

READ ALSO: Exhibitions in Italy in 2017.

Street Art in Europe: 5 European cities to visit

Thursday August 24th, 2017 , Cities of Art

STREET ART IN EUROPE: 5 EUROPEAN CITIES TO VISIT

I’ve been thinking about making a funny and colourful journey, and moreover dedicated to art, for a while. Odd as it may seem, I dream of discovering European cities to visit just to admire street art.
You know that I love street art, and I am still moved when I remember my visit to the exhibition on Keith Haring arranged in Milan in 2017 to celebrate the artist symbol of urban culture.

This virtual tour through European cities where to admire street art masterpieces will begin from Keith Haring.
This itinerary is one of my long-cherished dreams, and sooner or later I’ll make this journey. In the meantime, I’m going to share it with you, and I’ll be waiting for your comments about the works you recommend to me.

Here are 5 European cities to visit just because they house street art masterpieces.

Lombards on exhibition

Tuesday August 22nd, 2017 , Events and Exhibitions

THE LOMBARDS ON EXHIBITION IN PAVIA, IN NAPLES AND IN SAINT PETERSBURG

The most important exhibition on the Lombards has started in 2017 and for 10 months will illustrate the history of a people which has changed the history. It will be on view in Pavia, later in Naples and, in the end, at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.

On display over 30,000 works and 3 exhibition venues following one another to illustrate the challenges the Lombards faced and that caused the political fragmentation of the Italian Peninsula, and from which many different stories began.

Roger de Montebello: intervista

Sunday August 20th, 2017 , Contemporary Art, Artists and Works

Pistoia: what to see in 24 hours

Friday August 18th, 2017 , Cities of Art

PISTOIA, WHAT TO SEE IN 24 HOURS

You have to go to Pistoia expressly to visit it.
The city is located about 30 km from Florence, and in 2017 has been named Italian Capital of Culture.
READ ALSO: What to do in Florence, an itinerary.

To know what to see in Pistoia you can read my post containing the list of the most important places to visit.
Here, instead, I’ll talk about my 24-hour visit which allowed me to discover the very heart of Pistoia.