History & culture
Writer Christmas Wishes - Enjoying the Family Fun
December 2017 | Francia Ordoñez-DeFrancisco
One of the best qualities about being Italian is the importance of family that is instilled from a young age. Spending time with family is always special, fun and full of food. There is also something magical about enjoying time with family during...
An Illuminated Initial by Lorenzo Monaco
December 2017 | Stephen N. Fliegel
La fede e la pietà cristiana permearono profondamente la vita fiorentina durante il Rinascimento e gli ordini religiosi assunsero un’importante presenza nella città creando una richiesta di arte religiosa che abbondò per affreschi, sculture, pale...
The Confraternity of Saint John the Evangelist in Venice
November 2017 | Stephen N. Fliegel
La Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista, fondata nel 1261 a Venezia, è la più antica fra quelle ancora funzionanti sul territorio della città. La Scuola, una delle più ricche e prestigiose, era una corporazione di Battuti che riuniva attorno a...
Celebrating All Saints' Day and Honoring the Saints
November 2017 | Danielle Selvaggio
All Saints’ Day (Tutti i Santi) is a public holiday observed in many countries globally, including Italy. Both eastern and western churches honor this holiday, although on different days. It is also sometimes referred to as All Hallows’ Day. It is...
Did You Know?
November 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Nov. 26, 1789: President George Washington, in a response to Congress, declared this date a Day of Publick Thanksgivin [sic].
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving as the last Thursday in November. This was followed for the next...
The Masked Festivities of The Carnival of Venice
October 2017 | Danielle Selvaggio
Il Carnevale di Venezia, se non il più grandioso, è sicuramente il più conosciuto per il fascino che esercita ed il mistero che continua a possedere anche a 900 anni di distanza dal primo documento che fa riferimento a questa famosissima festa....
Portrait of a Youth as Saint Sebastian
October 2017 | Stephen N. Fliegel
A portrait is customarily defined as a representation of a specific individual, such as the artist might meet in life. A portrait does not merely record someone’s features but says something about who he or she is, offering a vivid sense of a real...
Celebrating the Arts: the Impact of the Italian Renaissance
September 2017 | Danielle Selvaggio
Con il termine di Rinascimento ci si riferisce a un importantissimo movimento storico, artistico e culturale, che va dalla seconda metà del ‘400 fino ai primi decenni del ‘500, e che coincide con la fine del Medioevo e l’avvento del mondo moderno....
A New Discovery in Pompeii: An Italy That Keeps Surprising
September 2017 | Rosa Di Grottole
A large gravestone in the popular and beautiful Pompeii archaeological area was recently discovered. In the San Paolino area, during the excavations in a building’s foundation, a monumental marble tomb which, most probably, belonged to an ancient...
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