I was searching through some photos from field trips that I led for UGA in 2008 in a bout of nostalgia brought on by an upcoming visit from my friends Roy and Terry who were …
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Resources in Art History – technical info, student projects, bloopers, study guides.
A renaissance art historian’s guide to Florence through its history, monuments, and people.
“Fuori Porta” literally means outside the city gates. Anywhere outside Florence!
An art historian’s approach to the monuments of the eternal city.
Art, sea, mountains, islands, shopping, hiking, culture… Tuscany has it all.
This news just in via press release from the Regione Toscana:
The city of Florence and council for the Church of San Lorenzo announced today the ambitious project to finish the facade of the Basilica of …
This essay by Gorky Tyagi of India has me floored. This young man (a university student) has never been to Italy, but wrote this excellent essay about the history and architecture of the Colosseum through accurate …
I was recently contacted by artist Patricia Abramovich who will be participating in the Florence Biennale ‘09 at the Fortezza da Basso December 5-13. French by birth, she now resides in Israel. She has generously conceded …
This is the contest winner in the Student category. Garret won a copy of The Food Lover’s Guide to Florence so that he can get in a good meal every once and a while!
Hello, my …
You’re still in time to sign up for the Florence marathon that takes place on Sunday November 29th 2009. Or, more likely you might go out to cheer on these brave runners.
This important international sports …
This winning entry from Pamela Marasco is a mouth-watering and inspiring account of travel in Tuscany. I awarded her a beautiful photo album from Abacus, an artisanal bookbinder in Florence. This is a timely article …
The Uffizi gallery in Florence is one of the most tiring museums in the world.
You expected me to use another adjective? famous? important? Sure, it’s those things too. But it’s also very big, has virtually …
This essay is the contest winner in the Florence category. Jennifer’s essay on the area around Santa Maria Novella train station as home base is surprising because I’ve never regarded that area too highly, but …
The association of tourist trains – Ferrovie Turistiche – offers organized day trips that give you a special opportunity to view the Tuscan Countryside by train. This is great if you want to experience some …
Guest article by Flavia Grassetti, resident Roman art critic and law student; translated by arttrav.
Rome: October 23 2009: The first monographic show in Rome on the most innovative sculptor of the 20th century opens to …
Florence: October 29 to December 17 2009
Florence is host to “50 days of international cinema”, with Festivals dedicated to a range of topics and nations including France, Finland, India, contemporary art and documentary film.
This is …
Fellow scholars in Florence. How often have you gone to the library and seen a poster for a conference that took place LAST WEEK that you would have liked to attend? How often is your …
When the Bardini Museum reopened last year the most remarkable aspect of the restoration was the return of Stefano Bardini’s blue walls. Bardini, a 19th century art dealer, left his show room and gallery, housed …
It’s the first weekend in August, which means it’s bollino nero because of the esodo, and if you don’t do a partenza intelligente, you’re screwed. Have no idea what I’m talking about? You need an …
A Question of Style: From the 14th of January at the Museum of the Roberto Capucci Foundation at Villa Bardini, an exhibit of 23 dresses by the Italian designer. The exhibition explores the relationship between …
