History & culture
The Perugian Renaissance
February 2017 | Stephen N. Fliegel
Pietro Vannucci, meglio noto come il “Perugino”, fu un pittore italiano del XV secolo, che i contemporanei considerarono come il più importante tra i protagonisti del rinnovamento dell’arte italiana nel culmine del...
Mona Lisa - A Global Icon
February 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Il dipinto ad olio di Lisa Gerardini, meglio conosciuta come la famosa Gioconda o Mona Lisa, si ritiene sia stato dipinto tra il 1503 e ’06 da Leonardo da Vinci. Un mercante di seta fiorentino, Francesco del Giocondo, commissionò...
Italian Literature
February 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Goodreads.com lists 10 of the most popular books of Italian literature ever written.
The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco
Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino
The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli
Inferno, Dante Alighieri
My Brilliant Friend, Elena...
Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936)
February 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Drammaturgo, scrittore e poeta italiano vincitore del Premio Nobel per la letteratura nel 1934, Luigi Pirandello ha saputo registrare, durante l’arco di una lunga carriera letteraria i passaggi fondamentali della storia e della società...
"The Leopard", A Classic Work of Italian Historical Fiction
February 2017 | Ben Lariccia
Are you looking to get through the doldrums of winter by reading a masterwork of Italian literature? Love Italian history? Then I suggest you allocate a comfortable corner in your coziest room for “The Leopard” (Il Gattopardo) by...
The Universal Museum. From Napoleon’s Dream to Canova
February 2017 | Serena Scaiola
A beautiful exhibition recounting the fantastic recovery of Italy’s masterpieces from France is now open in Rome.
Una grande mostra per rievocare l’avventuroso recupero del capolavori italiani dalla Francia. Da Raffaello a Tiziano, dai...
A Liturgical Pax from Renaissance Florence
January 2017 | Stephen N. Fliegel
The spread of the Franciscan and Dominican orders throughout Italy beginning in the 1200s resulted in the construction of many new churches in urban centers. Each of these churches had essential requirements for the celebration of the Mass and the...
A Lost World of Sound Comes Back to Life
December 2016 | Todd Cambio
When we think of our Italian heritage, many of us find our first thoughts centered on our food. Then we may think of old family photographs of our immigrant relatives settling into their new country. Certain smells may trigger memories – our...
Assisi's Christmas of "Il Poverello"
December 2016 | Anne Robichaud
Even the holiday decorations in the medieval hilltown of Assisi – citta’ della pace – bear witness to San Francesco; simplicity is the theme. Over 25 years ago, Pope John Paul II chose Assisi as the perfect site for his peace...
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