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 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 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.
Mick Jagger is only the last in a long line of VIPs that elected this beautiful Italian region as the perfect location for a relaxing Summer holiday.
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.
“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.
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The real Italian breakfast is hard to be strictly defined. As everything about Italian cuisine, it has different nuances that vary with the habits and customs of the region.
The famous pop-star had admitted in a recent interview her desire to leave the US for a simpler life in a small Italian town
