One of my favourite topics is Art. I haven't been writing about art in a while, thus I thought to go back to my very personal expert, Luca Simoncello, to discuss about his latest excursion to Venice, one of the best destination on earth for those who are mad about the arts.
Art and Museums
Back in ART: Tintoretto
Venice becomes Venice as soon as you leave the most crowded allys or as soon as you turn a corner and end up in a “campo” where there are no commercial shops, but an old tavern, one of those with the wrinkled paper tablecloth and straw chairs.
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The Jewish Sinagogue of Casale Monferrato
In the past weeks I have explored quite a lot of my surroundings including places I do not visit very often or where I had never been before despite their proximity.
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Palazzo Madama: where Italy became a Nation
Palazzo Madama is a National Monument. Before being a Museum, hosting a prominent collection which spans from the Romanesque and Gothic artifacts, to the local Renaissance paitings and the Baroque architecture, it is one of the oldest building in town, as well as one of the oldest in Italy.
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Google celebrates Artemisia
I was very pleased today when I opened my browser and saw that Google decided to celebrate Artemisia Gentileschi through the daily doodle.
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The hidden treasure of Venice: the Church of St. Sebastian
If one wanted to go to the sepulchres of the most famous Venetian painters he would realize that the burials of Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese are located inside real and unparalleled chests of art, far from the spots where massive tourism usually go.
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Munich is not only about beer. The Alte Pinakothek deserves a visit too.
When we think about Munich, the capital of Bavaria, we pretty often link the city to its food and beer tradition, which is definitely one of the most popular attactions of the city. However, Munich offers a lot more, including one of the largest painting galleries in Germany called Alte Pinakothek, displaying French, Italian, German and Flemish Painting
