A good observer will discover that in Florence there are several astronomical instruments scattered around the city, not only great breeding ground for artists but also for scientists and scholars.
In ancient times, to know the time people used the sundial, a measurement tool based on the detection of the...
Until
August 23, Palazzo Strozzi hosts Rothko in Florence, an exhibition
dedicated to one of the masters of modern art.
The project is designed to establish a dialogue between Rothko's work and the
artistic and architectural heritage of Florence, particularly the Renaissance
spaces of Palazzo Strozzi, as well as involving...
It may happen that
looking for the address of a shop becomes confusing for those coming from
outside Florence, because in the Tuscan capital a differentiation is made
between the house numbers, written in black, and those of commercial
activities, marked with red numbers.
The origins
The civic numbering in...
Scientifically known as Acacia dealbata, the mimosa is a plant native to Australia
and Tasmania, that Europeans introduced in Europe in the early 1800s, fascinated
by its exotic beauty.The common name comes from the latin mimus (to mime), evolved in the Spanish mimar (to cuddle), because some
species are particularly sensitive...
Beyond the Campo di Marte station, in the San Salvi area, lies one of the greatest
masterpieces of the sixteenth century: the Last
Supper by Andrea del Sarto, the "painter without errors", painted
between 1511 and 1530.Andrea del Sarto was twenty-five
years old when he began working on the fresco...
In the period of Lent (Quaresima in italian), that is from Ash Wednesday until Holy Thursday, in all Florentine pastry shops we find Biscotti Quaresimali, Lenten biscuits: typical cocoa biscuits connected to the period of abstinence from animal-derived foods imposed by the Christian tradition, in respect of the days of...
If Saint Valentine, the patron saint of lovers, celebrates
"us", Saint Faustino, patron saint of unrequited love, is the time to
celebrate "me".
In recent years, February 15th has become known as "Singles' Day", a
modern and charming label, somewhat reflective of the times we live in.
Of course, love...
On the ground floor of the Uffizi Gallery, a truly
interesting and surprising exhibition has been set up, sure to attract also
many enthusiasts of the macabre and the unusual.
Wax
upon a time. The Medici and the arts of ceroplastics, is an exhibition
entirely dedicated to this ancient yet...
Quant’è bella giovinezza,
che si fugge tuttavia!
chi vuol esser lieto, sia:
di doman non c’è certezza.
"How
beautiful is youth, / though quickly it does flee! / be happy if you want to: /
for tomorrow may not come"
This is what Lorenzo
il Magnifico wrote in the opening...
A golden shield with five red balls and
a blue one decorated with three golden lilies. You must have seen it everywhere
in Florence, since it is the Medici coat of arms.
The Medici blazon underwent inexplicable changes during
most of the fifteenth century, particularly in regards to the number...
