Mario Minarini, the light of Florence in the wake of the Tuscan pictorial tradition Vieri Tommasi Candidi May 2, 2025 Artists, People, Present, Tuscan Stories Spazio Dinamico Arte is currently hosting Mario Minarini's exhibition, "The Colors of Florence." The address, Via dei Ramaglianti...
Must-see exhibitions in Tuscany in October 2024 Vieri Tommasi Candidi October 12, 2024 Art, Events, Exhibitions and Fairs Visit the most fascinating exhibitions in Tuscany in October 2024. A unique opportunity to appreciate art, from the Renaissance to...
The mathematical formula of beauty and great Tuscan art Vieri Tommasi Candidi July 23, 2024 Art, Artists, Past, People Discover Birkhoff's mathematical theory of beauty: M = O/C. Symmetry and harmony play a crucial role in determining the index of...
A painting contest offers the prize of an apartment in Castelnuovo Val di Cecina. Marta Pintus May 7, 2024 Tuscan Villages, Events, In Tuscany, Exhibitions and Fairs "Imago in Villa," an art competition focusing on works created using the trompe-l'oeil technique, is offering a prize of an apartment in...
Filippo Lippi, a friar not exactly angelic but with a brilliant brush Vieri Tommasi Candidi August 24, 2023 Art, Artists, Past, People The life and works of Filippo Lippi, one of the masters of Florentine Renaissance painting, whose works are preserved in the largest and most important...
Tuscan restaurants with art spaces: when creativity isn't just on the plate. Cyrano de Bergerac January 20, 2023 Art, Artisans, Restaurants in Tuscany, Wine & Food A short guide to some of Tuscany's best art-filled restaurants, where you can enjoy excellent dishes surrounded by works by past artists and...
Benvenuto Cellini: great Renaissance artist with a pronounced dark side Cyrano de Bergerac September 13, 2022 Art, Artists, Past, People 1 Comment The Life and Works of Benvenuto Cellini, a great Florentine Renaissance master whose life was dissolute and unlawful.
Verrocchio's workshop and his students: a true factory of artists Cyrano de Bergerac June 26, 2022 Artists, Past, People The history of Verrocchio's workshop, the ancient Florentine workshop that during the Renaissance saw the birth of artists such as Perugino and...
Donatello: the incessant experimentation of genius that created the Renaissance Vieri Tommasi Candidi October 24, 2021 Artists, Past, People The life and works of Donatello, the Florentine artist who founded the Renaissance style and is considered, along with Brunelleschi and Masaccio, one of the...
Piero della Francesca: the great master of rational perspective Vieri Tommasi Candidi January 15, 2021 Artists, People The life and works of Piero della Francesca, one of the great artists of the early Renaissance, a master of fresco painting and an experimenter with perspective...
Henraux Foundation: art, beauty, and culture in the marble quarries Stefania Bacchini May 9, 2020 Artisans, People 3 Comments Querceta di Seravezza (Lucca). My privilege of experiencing the intensity of the quarry landscape and my acquaintance with the... begins on Monte Altissimo.
What to see in Tuscany: the most beautiful works of art Thomas Baldassini January 9, 2020 Art, Tuscan Museums 7 Comments What are the most important works of art in Tuscany? Well, it's certainly not easy to answer this question, given that Tuscany is a veritable...
Arnolfo di Cambio: The Reasons for a Little-Known Genius Vieri Tommasi Candidi September 22, 2019 Artists, People, Elsa Valley 2 Comments He was an architect, sculptor, urban planner, and perhaps even a painter, one of the greatest artists of the second half of the thirteenth century. However, the figure and work of...
Massimo Galleni: The craftsman at the service of art and sculpture Stefania Bacchini June 30, 2019 Artisans, Tuscan Stories, Versilia Massimo Galleni opened his workshop in 1996 at Via Torraccia, 5, in Pietrasanta. After a period of apprenticeship, where he learned all the...
Why live in Tuscany? 10 things to think about. Vieri Tommasi Candidi February 8, 2019 In the City, In Tuscany Why live in Tuscany? 10 points to consider to help those who would like to move to Tuscany but haven't yet made a decision...
Luciano Massari, Inner Journeys on Marble Paths Stefania Bacchini October 26, 2018 Artists, People, Tuscan Stories 1 Comment Interview with Luciano Massari, an internationally renowned artist. Born in Carrara, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara, where...
Tiziano Lera: Designing buildings in symbiosis with the territory Stefania Bacchini October 11, 2018 Lifestyle, People, Tuscan Stories 1 Comment Tiziano Lera is an internationally renowned architect who has been promoting the concept of biosystemic architecture for years. A true Tuscan, we...
Susanna Orlando, a gallery owner with an unmistakable style Stefania Bacchini September 12, 2018 Artists, People Susanna Orlando is an ambitious woman and a gallery owner with an unmistakable style. Born in Florence, she follows in her father's professional footsteps. Her...
Shen Qibin: The Sense of Time and the Time That Exists Giovanna Jacqueline Ciampi March 14, 2018 Artists, Events, Exhibitions and Fairs The sense of time and the time that exists. If I were asked to summarize Shen Qibin's poetics in a single tweet, I think I would describe it like this...
The Lucanian nativity scene of Santo Spirito, a gem from Matera in the Florentine nativity scene Vieri Tommasi Candidi December 21, 2017 Events The beautiful Monumental Nativity Scene of the Sassi of Matera by master Franco Francesco will be on display in the Basilica of Santo Spirito until February 4th...
