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BEAUTY, COMPOSITIVE BALANCE AND FORMAL PERFECTION

Raphael, between combining idealized reality, naturalism and refined expressiveness Located in the hills of the Marche region of Italy, Urbino https://www.italyheaven.co.uk/lemarche/urbino/ is an architectural jewel that played a vital role during the Renaissance. Of this fascinating city you cannot help but appreciate the historic center and the Renaissance walls, still almost intact, which enclose an urban complex of extraordinary homogeneity. …

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AUTHOR TRAVELS

An experience designed to meet specific needs and desires Traveling is an experience that can enrich you in many ways: it can help you discover new cultures, traditions, languages and foods, but also help you develop greater tolerance for cultural differences. Traveling offers you the opportunity to make new friends and create lasting memories. Traveling can also be a fun …

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AT THE COURT OF AN ADVENTURE CAPTAIN – Federico da Montefeltro and the mystery of what is painted on wood

The landscapes of Piero della Francesca, between candied figs and walnuts You have probably already visited Castelluccio di Norcia and known the flowering of its meadows, discovering that they have colors similar to those used by the Renaissance painter Pietro della Francesca. Once in Urbino, we advise you to sleep in an ancient room of the SanPolo1544 https://sanpolo1544.com/, knowing the …

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A LITTLE CHURCH AND THE GIRL, BETWEEN THE COLORS OF INFINITY – Castelluccio di Norcia in the frescoes by Piero della Francesca

The fresco of the Madonna del Parto It comes from the chapel of Santa Maria di Momentana https://www.appennino-centrale.it/it/punti-di-interesse/chiesa-di-santa-maria-di-momentana, it was frescoed by Piero della Francesca around the middle of the 15th century century and can be admired in a museum. The fresco of the Madonna del Parto was intended for a country church and women in labor went there on …

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CREATIVE BOLD, AWAY FROM THE SPOTLIGHT – Frida Giannini’s strong design aesthetic

The creative director who loves charities. She does not consider fashion as a simple job, but as a vocation. Together with her ex-husband, she has been the creative soul of the Florentine brand Gucci for ten years. Born in Rome in 1972, the Italian designer Frida Giannini https://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/frida-giannini studied in the same city at the Academy of Costume and Fashion. …

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I DO NOT FIND ME HERE – Fernanda Romagnoli, a passion for piano and collections of verses

The mad temptation of the eternal PORTRAIT – What do you want from me, portrait, burning face, pupil like the morning bee, cheek that subtly fades into a smile on the temple? You torture me in vain with your splendor. Nothing that happens remains intact: it was waiting to make you divine. Moreover, the human face that faces me every …

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THE FREE THINKER WITH THE GUITAR – Stefano Rosso and his dishonest story

The music that comes from night clubs and taverns The Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist Stefano Rosso https://www.teverepost.it/stefano-rosso-libero-pensatore-della-chitarra-e-dello-spinello/ was born in Rome in the winter of 1948. After high school he started working as a baker, however, in the back of a greengrocer’s shop he learned the secrets of the guitar from a friend of his. Thus was born his simple …

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THE PAINTER WHO CREATED GOTHIC FABLES – Stanislao Lepri, a surrealist in the recent history of art

The countless shades of an uncomplicated pictorial labyrinth He held his first exhibition in 1946, at the Galleria La Finestrina in Rome, demonstrating since then his singular vocation for surrealism full of allusive figures and spatiality. Son of the Marquis of Rota Lepri, born in Rome in 1905, Stanislao Lepri https://www.galerieminsky.com/en/portfolio-item/stanislao-lepri-2/ interrupted his diplomatic career to devote himself to painting. …

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CREATIVE WINDOWS, TO CHANGE THE AIR OF A CITY – Milan, beautiful even in the fog, like a woman with a veil

Creative people, between discretion, discipline and duty The Comacina island, on Lake Como, is part of its heritage, but this centuries-old Milanese art academy also boasts a photo library, a collection of plaster sculptures and an endless historical archive, a picture gallery, a drawings and prints cabinet, as well as its own library of contemporary art. As students or teachers, …

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A PERSONAL STYLE, ELEGANT AND SOPHISTICATED IN THE DESIGN – Guido Crepax and the archetype of a subversive femininity

Women of neoliberty in comics, in the name of eroticism Some of his characters were the fruit of his imagination, others instead, from literary works. His wife, with whom he had three children, was the inspiration of his famous character, Valentina, who left an indelible mark on the world of twentieth-century erotic comics. Sick for years of a serious form …

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