BOLOGNA WHERE HE PLAYS – International museum and library of music, Bologna

8 years ago

Many reasons for an unforgettable visit. In the music library are nearly 100,000 documents: scores, books, letters, printed books and…

AT THE GATES OF THE BAROQUE PAINTING – Annibale Carracci: a short season of art, imitating nature

8 years ago

ANNIBALE CARRACCI 1/3 – He, the son of a tailor, was born in Bologna in an autumn day in 1560,…

THE QUIET AFTER THE STORM – Reggio Calabria / Italy: the long wait of the Riace Bronzes

8 years ago

For some time now, the Riace Bronzes breathe the air of Italy, in the Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria. After…

MASTERPIECES OF ART IN THE CENTURIES / BERLIN0 & ANTWERP – Jean Fouquet: the Melun Diptych

8 years ago

The "Melun Diptych" is a painting on wood, probably made around 1450 for an altar of the cathedral of Melun,…

POEMS OF LOVE THROUGH THE CENTURIES – Eduard Morike: Pilgrim

8 years ago

PILGRIM The faithful mirror of those dark eyes, the interior retains a golden reflection. It seems that it draws from…

MASTERPIECES OF ART IN THE CENTURIES / URBINO – Piero della Francesca: The Flagellation of Christ

8 years ago

"Flagellation of Christ" is a painting made around 1450 by Piero della Francesca http://meetingbenches.com/2016/02/piero-della-francesca-14161492-italian-painter-a-myth-through-the-centuries/ That painting, made with the technique…

POEMS OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE – Matteo Maria Boiardo: The birds

8 years ago

THE BIRDS The singing of the birds in frond frond, and the fragrant wind in the flowers, and lighten transparencies…