«As if Made with the Brush» Italian Chiaroscuro Woodcuts from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century goes on. The exhibition at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, should have closed on 11 March, but – given the success – has been extended until April 22, 2012.
Category: Arts
Famous frieze restored in Villa Medici
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 17 will be opened and presented to the public the new exhibition hall of the Villa Medici at Poggio a Caiano with the famous frieze in terracotta glazed. The new Hall of Frieze is dedicated to the famous frieze of the late fifteenth century commissioned by Lorenzo the Magnificent inspired by the classical myths and allegories interpreted as the Platonic myth of the soul.
Ferragamo sponsors the Leonardo exhibition
A prestigious and stimulating new project that melds creative genius, fashion, art and history – Salvatore Ferragamo will be the exclusive sponsor of Leonardo da Vinci’s latest exhibition, “The Saint Anne, Leonardo da Vinci’s Ultimate Masterpiece”, on display at the Louvre from March 29 through June 25, 2012.
Revealed secrets of the Medusa by Caravaggio
Extraordinary pictures showed unequivocally the genesis and the timing of the “First Medusa” by Caravaggio. This masterpiece anticipates the most famous “shield” exhibited at the Galleria degli Uffizi. This is the work presented at the Foreign Press Association headquarters in Rome by art historian Mina Gregori and some university professors.
Remembering Amerigo Vespucci, 500 years later
The Florentine navigator Amerigo Vespucci died 500 years ago. Today Italy (especially the city of Florence) and the US are celebrating him as one of the major historical figures who helped to discover America.
The Uffizi Gallery opens a new path for the blind
The Uffizi has opened a dedicated path for the blind, with 16 sculptures “readable” with hands. The new path, called “Uffizi by touching”, is completely free for blind people or visually impaired.
A Florentine painting to the White House
A large painting of Florentine art and architecture through the ages will be donated to the presidency of the United States of America to remember 500 years since the death of the Florentine navigator, Amerigo Vespucci. The painting, created by Paolo Frosecchi, is a sort of “collage painting” of the most famous Florentine monuments.
Amerigo’s America opens Wednesday in NYC
The Florentines Around the World Association and the European School of Economics, in collaboration with the Assembly of Tuscans Around the World and St John’s University, is organising an exhibition entitled “Amerigo’s America – Florence and the Merchants of the New World” dedicated to Amerigo Vespucci on the anniversary of the fifth centenary of his death.
The Arnolfo Tower will re-open to the public
The Arnolfo Tower of Palazzo Vecchio is to re-open to the public on June 24, Florence mayor, Matteo Renzi, has announced. This historical site is where Savonarola spent his last hours before being hanged and burnt at the stake in the square. The Tower is a symbol of the city.
Isabella de’ Medici was not killed, a book reveals
Isabella de’ Medici (1542-1576), the beautiful daughter of Grand Duke Cosimo I and Eleonora of Toledo, did not die, killed by her husband, out of jealousy, in the villa of Cerreto Guidi (Florence). Instead, she sank to a disease of the urinary tract, according to the latest book of Elisabetta Mori.