Categoria: Insights
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Michelangelo and the Challenge of David: The Birth of a Masterpiece
Michelangelo was just 26 years old when, in 1501, he offered to carve the David. The Cathedral of Florence wanted to decorate its buttresses with statues of prophets, and in the warehouses of the Opera del Duomo there was a block of marble—over 5 meters tall, from the Fantiscritti quarry in Carrara—that had been sitting…
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The Door of the dead
Have you ever seen a door of the dead?Most likely you have, you just didn’t know it! Where do you find it… You must have seen it walking through the narrow streets of medieval villages.I know that some of them are still visible, especially in Central Italy.Here in Tuscany, there are several. Precisely, have you…
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The ancient Abbey in Coneo – Colle Val d’Elsa (Siena)
Don’t know what to see in Tuscany? No problem! Today I take you to a beautiful place, immersed in the Tuscan countryside, precisely in Colle Val d’Elsa (SI).It is very old, but I’ll tell you right now, there is a sore point: it is abandoned. But it is the right place if: This is Badia…
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Zeno’s Adventure
Zeno is on his boat in the open sea, on his way back from Phenicia with his cargo of purple. He is over 30 now, he has gained experience as a merchant, he knows the risks of the trade, most of all the navigation one. But experience is never enough when you have to deal…
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Allegory of the Hill of Wisdom
A work of art that deals with personal growth, inner peace, and obstacles that each of us meets on our own path. Today more than ever this work inspires and motivates me! I hope it’s for you too! Enjoy!