Dopo quasi quattrocento anni, uno dei luoghi più preziosi del Rinascimento italiano, lo Studiolo di Federico di Montefeltro nel Palazzo Ducale di Urbino, viene ricomposto nella sua veste originaria.
Un evento che rievoca il clima intellettuale del tempo e le ambizioni dell’uomo che più di ogni altro ha rappresentato
il mito rinascimentale della virtù militare unita alla sapienza.
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Lo Studiolo del Duca
Urbino, Galleria Nazionale delle Marche
12 marzo – 4 luglio 2015
Michelangelo Merisi detto il Caravaggio (1571 – 1610) “The calling of Saint Matthew/Vocazione di San Matteo” (1599 – 1600), Oil on canvas, cm 322 x 340, Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi, Roma.
When I travel to Rome, I cannot help but find at least 5 minutes to go to the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, because some of the most spectacular works of the seventeenth century and which are considered Caravaggio’s masterpieces are located there.
Among Caravaggio’s most investigated works is definitely the “Calling of St. Matthew” at the Contarelli Chapel in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome. It is his first commission for a public place and he made the aforementioned canvas confronted by the Martyrdom of St. Matthew at the turn of the 16th century.
Whenever I happen to pass through Vicenza, I always try to find a moment to go and see Palladio’s “La Rotonda,” if only to admire it from the outside and enjoy the landscape around it.
It is one of the most important Venetian Villas built by Andrea Palladio and certainly the most famous.
Construction of the Rotonda began in 1566 on a commission from Paolo Almerico and was completed by the Capra brothers, who bought the building in 1591.
“La Rotonda” is Palladio’s most famous villa and the most famous and imitated building in the history of architecture of the modern era.
To learn about the history of a city, I believe it is essential to visit the museums that preserve the history and works of a place. However, when you visit Venice’s museums you discover new aspects not only of the city and its history but also of the history of mankind.
In fact, visiting the Murano Glass Museum means understanding why this particular type of glass is so prized and how old the tradition of glassmaking is in Venice, a city where, with the craftsmanship handed down from the ancients, a unique material that is always capable of being modern is still produced.
Murano is one of the many islands in the Venetian lagoon and is world-famous for its glasswork, which has been produced here for centuries. The history of glass is told in the Glass Museum.
Ca’ Rezzonico is the home of the Museo del Settecento Veneziano and exhibits 18th-century works that describe one of the most extraordinary artistic seasons for Venice and Europe.
The palace overlooks the Grand Canal and is immediately noticeable because, of all the palaces between Ca’Foscari and the Accademia Bridge, it has the largest and most majestic façade.
