Tuscany - Finestre sull'Arte

Pistoia, the capital of green

From the moment you arrive in Pistoia , it seems as if you are in a city wrapped in a green blanket. This image is not just a modern suggestion, but is rooted in a centuries-old tradition that has made Pistoia famous for its cultivation and nursery g...
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In Lucca, among the splendors of Palazzo Mansi and its National Museum.

He had been to Lucca, the father of American realist literature. William Dean Howells had arrived in Lucca one day in April, leaving from Pisa under a sun that already at eight o'clock in the morning seemed hot and sickening, he who was used to the c...
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Prato, land of entrepreneurs and artisans. An economic history reflected in the territory

Prato, they say, is the Manchester of Tuscany. The first to define it thus was Emanuele Repetti in the 19th century, in his Geographical Dictionary: the manufacturing emporium of Tuscany. "In fact, the industrial arts until the thirteenth century wer...
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How wealth has shaped Florence and its territory over the centuries

"The quantity and determination of subjects active in the field of patronage both ecclesiastical and secular," wrote art historian Cristina Acidini, characterized Florence "at the time of the free Communes and beyond over the centuries: the civil gov...
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A novel technique in the history of mosaics: the Annunciation in Pisa Cathedral

Entering Pisa Cathedral through the main door, we are greeted by the large apsidal mosaic that stands out imposingly at the end of the nave. In the center, Christ Pantocrator by Francesco da Pisa stands out, while on the right we find the figure of S...
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Florence, Beato Angelico's Deposition shines again after restoration

An early Florentine Renaissance masterpiece is back to shine in the Museo di San Marco: Beato Angelico's Deposition of Christ, part of the Santa Trinita Altarpiece, is once again on view after complex restoration work. Thanks to the support of the Fr...
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An American film set in Val d'Orcia has been raging on Netflix for days: La Dolce Villa

Since last February 15 firmly in first place among the most viewed movies on Netflix Italy is an American production about Tuscany filmed in Val d'Orcia, iconic places of this region that has its heart in thisUnesco World Heritage Site (for its lands...
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Florence, completed the restoration of Mother Earth in the floor of the Baptistery

After restoration work, Mother Earth, one of the most fascinating inlaid marble carpets in the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence, is once again revealed to the public. TheOpera di Santa Maria del Fiore has completed the restoration of the 3.30-b...
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