History & culture
A Reliquary Bust from Siena
September 2017 | Stephen N. Fliegel
Il possesso e la venerazione di antiche reliquie erano di fondamentale importanza al tempo del Medio Evo. Questi oggetti erano venerati come un legame tra il m ondo naturale e sovrannaturale. Alcune reliquie erano associate con il Cristo e la...
The Pieta: the Signed Work of Michelangelo
September 2017 | Danielle Selvaggio
The Pieta (“the pity”) is known by many as one of Michelangelo’s greatest works. Sculpted from marble in the years 1498-1499 before Michelangelo was even 30 years old, the Pieta depicts a common religious subject matter that many artists all over...
Why do you Study Italiano?
August 2017 | Elia Iafelice
For the past few years, I have had the pleasure to teach Italian to people from the Cleveland community at the Alta House in the heart of Little Italy. The diligent students attending the classes vary in age, gender and cultural background....
Spello's Infiorate: Saying It with Flowers
August 2017 | Anne Robichaud
It’s not just a kaleidoscope of flowers but seeds, wild field greens, wild fennel, leaves, and walnut, cypress and other seed pods blended in stunning floral tapestries to celebrate the Feast of Corpus Domini (60 days after Easter) in Spello each...
Celebrating Assumption Day: An Italian Tradition
August 2017 | Danielle Selvaggio
Assumption Day is celebrated every year on August 15 in Italy. This national holiday goes by many names including Ferragosto and The Assumption of Mary. This day honors the Catholic belief that the Virgin Mary was physically taken to heaven by God...
Elegance Achieved: The Italian Rapier
August 2017 | Stephen N. Fliegel
The word “rapier” refers to a sword with a long, narrow blade intended primarily for thrusting maneuvers and generally with some degree of hand protection formed by an elaborate hilt. Such swords were popular civilian weapons in the 16th and 17th...
Domus Aurea - A Stunning Tour of Emperor Nero’s Underground Golden House in Rome
August 2017 | Serena Scaiola
The Domus Aurea (Golden House) has one of the most historically exciting stories in Rome, starting with the decadent excesses of Emperor Nero and later becoming a source of inspiration for Renaissance artists such as Raphael. To most, Nero was the...
The Power of Venice
July 2017 | Stephen N. Fliegel
In the Armor Court of the Cleveland Museum of Art may be seen an impressive portrait of Agostino Barbarigo (1516-1571), a member of a patrician family that helped rule Venice in the 15th and 16th centuries. Two of Agostino’s ancestors had...
The Power and Strength of Italy
June 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
“Where would we be without the Italians? What would the quality of life be without their countless contributions? The great advances of the Rinascimento ensured that Italy remained the most highly cultured and civilized place in Europe even...
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