5 facts about Italian language
Are you a student of Italian language? Are you planning to start a course of Italian? Are you just passionate with languages? Here for you are 5 interesting facts about Italian language that you might not know!
Culture
“Pappa col pomodoro”: a Tuscan recipe
Learn with Massimo how to prepare this iconic Tuscan recipe!
What is pasta? Let’s find out!
Over the time the term “pasta” has acquired many meanings that may also not have anything to do with food, let’s discover the most important ones
Buon compleanno Giuseppe Verdi!
The President Dr. Luca Bonomi celebrates with us the birthday of Giuseppe Verdi suggesting four steps to approach the works of the Maestro and lyric opera in general.
Hisham Matar: a month in Siena
Hisham Matar’s A month in Siena is not a travel book, not an art essay, nor a biography. The 2017 Pulitzer prize winner’s latest work is a journey taking place at once in the narrow alleys of Siena, in the contemplation of frescoes and paintings from the XIII – XV centuries, and in the bitter-sweet recollection of past moments and thoughts.
The history of wine in Tuscany
The history of wine in Tuscany dates back to the Etruscan times around the VII century B.C., when they learned the process for wine making from the Greeks who had colonized southern Italy.
Richard Wagner’s holiday in Siena
Richard Wagner is perhaps the most representative character of the second phase of German Romanticism. As a reformer of modern musical theater he revolutionized the way of thinking about music with his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art), by which he arrived to a synthesis of the poetic, visual, and dramatic arts with music.
Is it time to find positive aspects?
The language and culture abroad field is in difficulty, but even if the situation is not fully stabilized it is the moment to analyze the perspectives ahead.
Exhibit: Modern Art Collection
Lady Florence’s collection of over 60 masterpieces coming from the Johannesburg Art Gallery: Van Gogh, Degas, Monet, Cézanne, Matisse, Modigliani, Turner, Rodin, Moore, Lichtenstein, Derain, Pissarro, Corot, Sargent, Sisley, Bacon, Rossetti, Warhol, Signac, Picasso and many others.
Exhibit: “I wonder if you can”
“I wonder if you can”: from July 10th to September 6th in Siena’s Fortezza Medicea the exhibition that collects the most beautiful pictures of 2020 Creative Photo Awards.
