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Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael at the Royal Academy of Arts in …
Nov 13, 2024 · The exhibition opens with Michelangelo’s only marble sculpture in the UK, his celebrated Taddei Tondo, c. 1504-05 (Royal Academy of Arts, London), which is shown alongside related preparatory drawings.The Taddei Tondo was created in a defining moment of the Italian Renaissance:the febrile atmosphere of Republican Florence, when Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael brieflycrossed paths ...
Opera, concerts + more: 2025 season announced at Maggio …
Sep 6, 2024 · 27 concerts make up the music season at Teatro del Maggio, starting on January 3, 4 + 5 with family-friendly Fantasia Live in Concert based on two Walt Disney films that sees cartoons projected onto a screen while music is performed by the resident orchestra. The long concert season moves in parallel with the opera performances, bringing important names such as Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti ...
December at Teatro Niccolini | The Florentine
Nov 26, 2024 · Just before that, on December 6 and 7, I will bring one of my own characters to life at il Niccolini in English with Italian supertitles. Bringing my newest creation Rachmaninoff and the Tsar to the stage in Florence for its European premiere is meaningful since I have already given premieres in Los Angeles, San Diego and Houston and, in the new year, I will continue with San Francisco, Orange ...
Forchettiere Awards 2024: The best restaurants in Florence and …
Jan 16, 2024 · Best restaurant in Florence: Cibrèo Ristorante Best fine dining restaurant in Florence: Architettura del Cibo Best hotel restaurant in Florence: Il Palagio, Four Seasons Best traditional trattoria in Florence: Antico Ristoro di Cambi Best international restaurant in Florence: Sevi Best pizzeria in Florence: Il Vecchio e il Mare Best cocktail bar …
The Italian Risorgimento: A timeline | The Florentine
Mar 10, 2011 · The process of Italian unification was the result of nearly 60 years of events, daring action and revolutionary ideas. Here is a timeline of the key moments leading to and sealing Italy’s unification.
Siena: The Rise of Painting exhibition at The Met in New York
Oct 31, 2024 · “Siena was an epicenter of artistic innovation and ambition in the 14th and 15th century. Its impact on the development of European art and on the development of painting cannot be emphasized enough,” said Max Hollein, The Met’s Marina Kellen French director and chief executive officer.“This monumental exhibition will bring together the most important group of early Sienese paintings ...
Feathers from Florence: Mazzanti Piume | The Florentine
Nov 26, 2024 · Downstairs, two employees are busy lining turkey and ostrich feathers into a wooden plank pronged with combs to keep the plumes magnetically secure before sewing three lengths together with a sturdy cord to make a four metre-long boa. A tug at the unfinished accessory reveals the strength of the central rachis. The device was invented by Duccio’s grandfather, who moved the business from its ...
Layered polenta with broccoli rabe | The Florentine
Nov 21, 2024 · Some people like to serve polenta pasticciata as a vegetarian main course, but we also serve it cut into small portions as an appetizer. Either way, polenta as lasagna is virtually unknown in America, and always sparks a conversation about how delicious it is! The broccoli rabe filling is wonderful, but consider other vegetables like grilled eggplant, sautéed mushrooms or steamed and squeezed ...
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The Florentine was launched as a news magazine for English speakers in Florence, Italy, in 2005. On moving to Florence, Americans Nita and Tony Tucker were surprised not to find an English newspaper, so they teamed up with co-founder Marco Badiani, Giovanni Giusti and Leonardo Cardini to produce, print and distribute the paper.