Jacopo Carucci, called Pontormo, (Pontorme, Empoli 1494 – Florence 1556) is among the greatest artists of Italian art: the emblem of that extraordinary season that Giorgio Vasari called the “modern manner”.
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Gucci has made a bid of 13 million euros for Richard Ginori.
Florentine historic fashion maison Gucci said it has made a bid of 13 million euros for the troubled Tuscan ceramics producer Richard Ginori.
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When Margaret Thatcher came to Florence to visit the Corridoio Vasariano
Margaret Thatcher died at 87. Read the Margaret Thatcher’ speech at Anglo-Italian Summit in Pitti Palace, Florence, Italy, in 1986. After the international meeting she visited the Uffizi Gallery, the Corridio vasariano and Palazzo Vecchio.
Read moreBrunello, Franco Biondi Santi died at 91
Famous Brunello di Montalicino producer Franco Biondi Santi, dubbed the “gentleman of Brunello” died on Sunday at the age of 91.
Read moreLoggia dei Lanzi, tourist takes finger from Pio Fedi’s statue
Florence cultural authorities on Friday moved to repair Pio Fedi’s Rape of Polyxena in the Loggia dei Lanzi in the central Piazza della Signoria following the removal of a finger in the latest act of vandalism against the statue.
Read moreNature hikes in Florence along the Renaissance ring
The Renaissance Ring is a hiking and mountain bike proposal: 178 km around Florence, focussing on Filippo Brunelleschi’s Dome, which is the Cathedral’s Dome, through woodland and cultivated country.
Read moreEaster Sunday 2013, the bursting of the Cart
This famous Florentine ceremony dates back to the distant times of the First Crusade, launched to free the Holy Sepulchre from the hands of the infidels.
Read moreSbrana’s private geography at the Syracuse University
The Studio art Department at Syracuse University to present the solo exhibition “Private geography: art as a materla epiphany” by the artist Caterina Sbrana and curated by Paola Bortolotti on March 25th, 2013.
Read moreOn March 23th and 24th comes back the FAI day of spring
To celebrate the twentieth birthday of the initiative, 700 cultural sites in all Italian regions will be open and it is possible to visit hundreds of special sites, that are often inaccessible to the public.
Read moreRenzi ready to take revenge in potential new elections
Florence Mayor Matteo Renzi says he is interested in running for premier if Italians have to go back to elections after an inconclusive vote last month. “If the conditions are right, I would,” he told Italian weekly l’Espresso.
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