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Kintsugi and Florentine inlay. The craftsmanship of Takafumi Mochizuki

Takafumi Mochizuki is a Japanese craftsman who has combined the Florentine Renaissance craftsmanship tradition with Eastern art, resulting in a style that is certainly distinct. Mochizuki was born in Tokyo in 1979, moved to Florence in 2007 to perfec...
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Eight works of art to celebrate the horror of Halloween Day

When we talk about Halloween, it is impossible not to analyze art that cites themes ofhorror and the macabre. Especially during the Gothic period of the nineteenth century, a fright narrative developed that influenced literature, with authors such as...
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From Samhain to Halloween. Five witch sabbaths in art history.

Witchcraft and the sabbath have influenced art throughout the centuries, arousing in humans the classic images of mystery, fear and transgression. Flemish paintings and Renaissance engravings portray witches as characters of folk beliefs, but also as...
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How to explore the complexity of the Egyptians: talks Paolo Marini (Egyptian Museum)

Paolo Marini is an Egyptologist whose career is distinguished by the link between academic research and curating international exhibitions. A graduate and Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Pisa, Marini has developed an interest in Egyptian g...
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Love in the time of digital art. Interview with Kamilia Kard

Kamilia Kard is an artist and lecturer born in Milan in 1981. Her artistic research explores issues of human perception in the context of hyperconnectivity and digital communication. After graduating in Political Economy from Bocconi University, she ...
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Who were Hitler's favorite artists? The list of the "blessed by God"

In the run-up to the start of World War II, the Reich Ministry of Public Education and Propaganda under the leadership of Joseph Goebbels (Rheydt, 1897 - Berlin, 1945) created a list, the so-called Gottbegnadeten-Liste ("List of God's Blessings"), of...
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The Trevi Fountain could become pay-as-you-go: here's how and why

The Trevi Fountain in Rome could soon become accessible only by closed numbers and reservations in order to better manage the flow of tourists and prevent crowds. This is the proposal brought forward by Alessandro Onorato, Rome's Councillor for Major...
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Not just House of the Dragon: the 5 most iconic illustrations of dragons in art history

It has been around forever, but in recent years it is known to be the creature of George R. R. Martin's tales, which later became the Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon series: It is the dreaded fire-breathing winged dragon. In his fantasy tales...
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