Following the trail I started with Titian’s “Pieta”, today I go a few years back to meet another Genius and
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Emilio Vedova – Italian Artist
During my recent visit to Venice, I was lucky to discover the Italian artist – painter, Emilio Vedova, who impressed
Continue readingTitian's Pieta: The master of light … plunges into darkness
I borrowed half of the title of today’s post from an article by Jonathan Jones in the Guardian. As Jones
Continue readingSurf and Turf: Lunch at the Bar of Hotel Metropole, Venice, Italy
Hotel Metropole is one of the hospitality jewels in Venice. This I knew before my last visit to Venice. What
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A Cretan Madonna in Venice: Mesopanditissa in Santa Maria della Salute (Saint Mary of Health)
Edited on the 20th August 2024 The ties between Byzantium and Venice are centuries’ old. One of the major components
Continue readingCosi fan tutte, ossia La Scuola degli Amanti – Thus Do They All, or The School For Lovers
Mozart’s opera buffa is a perplexing one, and in spite of appearances, a very dark one indeed. It is this
Continue readingCulatello: Il Re dei Salumi – The King of Salami
In late August of 2011, I was on my way to Milan’s Linate Airport to catch a flight. As I
Continue readingMichelangelo's Bacchus (1497) in the Bargello Museum, Florence, Italy
I recently visited again the Bargello Museum in Florence, and was mesmerized by the Michelangelo sculptures on display. I therefore
Continue readingRistorante "Il Colombaio", Casole d'Elsa, Tuscany, Italy
One hot evening in August 2011 I found myself in the garden of the restaurant “Il Colombaio” in the outskirts
Continue reading1001 Ways to Die – (7) Cy Twombly, American, Painter and Sculptor
Cy Twombly, one of my favourite modern artists, has died on Tuesday, 5th July 2011 in Rome, Italy, losing a long battle
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