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by Laura Morelli | Wed, 08/17/2022 - 00:38

When you step into the cavernous Venetian basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, it takes a minute or two for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. If you…

Travel

Day Tripper: Ancona

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 11/16/2017 - 04:00

Being a port town has been a double-edged sword for Ancona: if, in the past, it made it powerful and strategic, in recent times it has caused a reputation of…

Culture

The Renaissance in Venice Through Five Seminal Artists

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 02/23/2017 - 06:00

Giovanni and Gentile Bellini, Tintoretto, Tiziano, Paolo Veronese, Cima da Conegliano, Taddeo Zuccari, Vittore Carpaccio, Giorgione, Lorenzo Lotto…the quantity…

Lifestyle

Photoshopped Italian Paintings Challenge our Concept of 'Bello'

by Katia Amore | Thu, 05/22/2014 - 09:08

With summer approaching Italian women start hearing the expression 'prova costume' which refers to trying out your bikini to see if you are ready for 'a bella…

Culture

Italy's Most Visited Exhibitions in 2013

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/13/2014 - 10:39

Check below the most visited exhibitions in Italy in 2013 (list compiled by Arte magazine). 1. The most visited exhibition in Italy in 2013 was the 55th…

Titian's "La Fuga in Egitto" Returns to Venice After More than 250 Years

by Gabi Logan | Fri, 11/02/2012 - 04:52

After twelve years of restoration, Titian's early masterpiece "La Fuga in Egitto" (Flight to Egypt) makes its last-ever Italian appearance at the Gallerie dell…

Culture

"Marvels from the Marche" Brings the Region's Top Art to the Vatican

by Gabi Logan | Wed, 05/30/2012 - 06:37

What does a museum do when it closes for renovations? If it's the Pinacoteca Comunale of Ancona in Le Marche, it takes the show on the road--along with the…