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WEBNews features: Find out the latest news from Florence, Italy, with a particular focus on all the cultural ongoings in the Renaissance capital. We take you through art, food and wine, latest openings, changes to the city’s contemporary landscape, and updates on Covid-19 as well as everything else you need to know.
The Italian Risorgimento: A timeline | The Florentine
WEBMar 10, 2011 · The Italian Risorgimento: A timeline. The process of Italian unification was the result of nearly 60 years of events, daring action and revolutionary ideas. Here is a timeline of the key moments leading to and sealing Italy’s unification. 1815. At the Congress of Vienna, the powers that had defeated Napoleon-Austria, Russia, Prussia and Great ...
Michelangelo’s tomb: five fun facts you probably didn’t know
WEBOct 12, 2017 · Michelangelo like a saint. Bust of Michelangelo on tomb. Chronicles often report that after saints die, their bodies remain in good condition and they smell good. This phenomenon could last for years after a saint’s death. People saw this as concrete proof of the unique, divine nature of a saint.
The Three Pietàs of Michelangelo exhibition | The Florentine
WEBFeb 23, 2022 · For the first time, the three Pietàs (image of the Virgin Mary mourning the dead body of Christ) by Michelangelo are on display together in the Tribune Room at the Opera del Duomo Museum (piazza Duomo 9).The Three Pietàs of Michelangelo: No one thinks of how much blood it costs will be visitable from February 24 to August 1, 2022, opening to the public on the occasion of the ‘Mediterranean ...
A chat with Sarah Winman | The Florentine
WEBDec 1, 2021 · A chat with Sarah Winman. An instant Sunday Times bestseller with stellar reviews in the New York Times and the Guardian, Still Life is the one of the most spellbinding reads about Florence in recent years. Sarah Winman speaks to The Florentine ahead of an author’s event at The British Institute on December 2. Ph. Patricia Niven.
Medici: The Magnificent Season Three | analysis | The Florentine
WEBJun 8, 2020 · In the midst of trying times, Florence’s history provides a welcome escape and offers some necessary perspective. Season Three of Medici: The Magnificent is quick to remind us that Florence has recovered in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds before. History often shows us that crisis crafts leaders who forge ahead with a magnificence that, in times of quietude, might go unnoticed.
San Lorenzo Church in Florence - The Florentine
WEBSep 19, 2018 · San Lorenzo is broken up into three distinct areas for visitors to enjoy. The Medici Chapels, round the back of the church, are a separate site bureaucratically speaking.The basilica complex comprises the other two elements: the church itself, and its adjacent cloister which gives access to the famed Laurentian Library, whose staircase and reading room were designed by Michelangelo.
Recipe: Acquacotta - The Florentine
WEBOct 2, 2020 · Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed skillet and add the chopped onion and celery. Cook on low heat for about 5 minutes, then add the water. Cook on low heat, stirring until the water has evaporated. Add the chopped tomatoes, stir and cook for about 10 minutes, then add the vegetable broth (or water). Cook for about 40 minutes.
The backstory on Baci chocolates | The Florentine
WEBFeb 4, 2019 · A blue box of silver-foil chocolates wrapped with a note is a failsafe on February 14. But there’s actually a real-life love story behind the Baci.. When Perugia-born clothing designer Luisa Spagnoli first invented the hazelnut-centred chocolate in 1922, she called it a cazzotto because it resembled a fist. The name didn’t ring right to Giovanni Buitoni, managing director of the Perugina ...
Best events in Florence this week | The Florentine
WEB3 days ago · Here’s our round-up for October 3-10, 2024. From Chinese film festivals to flower markets and ceramics fairs, here’s our pick of what’s on this week. Share your events with The Florentine: [email protected].