Mosaic, the art of painting with stone.
Culture
Italian Culture
Famous Italian American Politicians
Some successful Italian-American politicians
Deruta Ceramics, a story of Italian excellency
The city of Deruta has a unique tradition. It’s the Deruta Ceramics, a craft of pottery making. In a spacious room enhanced by sunlight, Delia Binaglia methodically adds brushstrokes of color to a fired piece of pottery. Her details are the final touches. She had learned from the antique tradition […]
Italian Women Artists, chapter 3
Italian women painters of the past
Italian Women Artists, Chapter 2
The Life in Italy guide continues. Find out more Italian female artists and their talent. In our previous chapter, we’ve talked about Sofonisba Anguissola. The next chapter is dedicate to more Italian female artists. But now it’s time to meet Fontana, Galizia, and Ghisi. Lavinia Fontana Lavinia Fontana was born […]
Italian Women Artists, Chapter 1
Famous Italian Female Artists in a time when women were good only for housekeeping.
Italian traditional masks for Carnival
Italian maschere for Carnevale
La Gioconda: mystery, regret, and controversy
Some curiosities around Leonardo’s Gioconda, the world’s best known painting.
Introducing The Last Supper, da Vinci’s masterpiece
History, technique and legends behind Leonardo’s masterpiece.
Discover Palermo: the Arab-Norman Itinerary
An itinerary through the beauties of arab and norman origins in Sicily.