Painter and miniaturist (1660-1670), active in Venice, Naples, Turin, Rome and Florence at the court of Grand Duke Ferdinand II de’ Medici, she composed refined miniatures on parchment with botanical subjects, with common or exotic plants and vegetables, resting on Chinese porcelain cups, many preserved in the Florentine collections of the Galleries. On the occasion […]
The world of craftsmanship
The Venetian Civic Museums have presented a selection of lesser-known artefacts on the web, preserved in the various collections of the MUVE, which testify to the evolution of taste, fashion and daily customs, offering a focus on objects of the city’s craftsmen. These include shoes from various eras, preserved at the Correr Museum, Palazzo Mocenigo, […]
Calzatura
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Fifteen bags, part of the collection of the Domenico Michelucci Civic Museum of Straw and weaving in Signa, others donated or offered on temporary loan by private individuals, are the protagonists of the exhibition Sustainability at your fingertips. These are objects, together with hats, that distinguish the production of Signa and its territory, made of […]
17/12/2022 - 28/02/2023
Signa (FI)
The Museo Civico d’Arte Industriale e Galleria Davia Bargellini and the Museo di Palazzo Poggi in Bologna host the exhibition Truth and Illusion. Figures in Wax from the Eighteenth Century in Bologna presenting wax works from the eighteenth century, a century that rediscovers that art and the complex techniques of execution, already known in classical […]
18/11/2022 - 12/03/2023
Bologna
A tribute to Made in Italy, to Made in Florence but above all to the strength of being women starting from the love for craftsmanship and Florence, united in the name of Italian excellence. The “Florentia” dress by Eleonora and Elisabetta represents a field of flowers entirely handmade and takes its name from the ancient […]
Moda
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The Pinacoteca Civica di Como dedicates the exhibition Universo Parisi. Ico and Luisa’s glass and ceramics to two artists who distinguished themselves in planning and design from the 1950s to the mid-1990s. Domenico (Ico), a pupil of Giuseppe Terragni in Palermo in the late 1930s, was able to combine his training as an architect with […]
21/12/2022 - 28/05/2023
Pinacoteca Civica di Palazzo Volpi, Como
After the stop due to the Covid 19 health emergency, the Capodimonte Museum reopened on 9 June. The current exhibitions, Naples Naples, of lava, porcelain and music and Santiago Calatrava. In the light of Naples, both have been extended. Admission will be subject to restrictions and it is compulsory to book and purchase the ticket […]
Ceramica
The world of craftsmanship
Launched in April, the #ichoosemadeinitaly project, carried out by the 3 partners of Italia su misura, Associazione OMA – Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte, Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte and Gruppo Editoriale, has already made the rounds of the most important national magazines and the most popular newspapers. Much more than a social campaign, ichoosemadeinitaly invites […]
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THE POOL NYC presents “A Journey with LINO TAGLIAPIETRA,” the solo exhibition of Lino Tagliapietra, the world’s leading contemporary glass artist. The Milan-based gallery, which has been dealing with Venetian glass for many years, also wants to highlight Tagliapietra’s importance in the contemporary art scene. Glass is used by the artist in a totally innovative […]
17/11/2022 - 11/03/2023
Palazzo Fagnani - Milano
The social communication campaign curated by Officine Millennial for the MAM-Maestro d’Arte e Mestiere project has kicked off. On the occasion of the titles awarded in this 2022, the team of Davide Burchiellaro, journalism and communication expert and CEO of the start-up Officine Millennial, made video reels interviewing some of the winning Maestros entered in […]
The art of shaping material, any material, and making it into an object for daily use or decoration, using techniques that have been refined over time to become the heritage of many trades, is one of the foundations of Italian culture, its knowledge, roots and wealth. Italy has no end of historical or new-generation workshops […]
Arti decorative
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A free course to create the brand of Palazzo Litta: registration is open from Dec. 12, 2022 until Jan. 16, 2023 for the Workshop “Bauhaus Barocco,” designed for the MiC Regional Secretariat of Lombardy. The Workshop aims to study and research the iconic Milanese palace in order to arrive at the design of a graphic […]
12/12/2022 - 16/01/2023
There must be a reason that ceramics have been a part of human history since prehistoric times. Ductile and manageable, it is the raw material used to create numerous useful as well as artistic objects. In its various forms (ceramic, tile, porcelain…), ceramics production has touched many areas of our country. The southern regions learned […]
Ceramica
The world of craftsmanship
Lumber and firewood have long been indispensable for everyday living. Today, despite the various alternatives available, wood continues to be a “precious and noble” material, much loved for its warmth and atmosphere. The methods and technologies used for working with wood have changed rapidly over the last hundred years with the introduction of new machinery. […]
Legno
The world of craftsmanship
The muffled sound of a blacksmith’s poker, the pungent smell of iron, the heat of the fire… all suggesting one of the most primitive crafts, the art of forging metals, that still lives on in workshops throughout our traditional country. Iron, copper, brass, steel, used to make furnishings, sculptures, furniture, knives, are often perceived as […]
Metalli
The world of craftsmanship
Depending on the composition, every type of stone requires a different type of craftsmanship. The skill of the craftsman is to understand the nature of the stone in front of him, to see the potential and support it, pulling the object or work out of the stone that contains it. A bit like Michelangelo, one […]
Pietra
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The restoration (2021-2022) of the Madonna and Child with Adoring Angels, a marble sculpture attributed to Zanobi di Bartolo and Simone Talenti dated between 1359 and 1360, which stands on the Cornacchini door in the north side of Santa Maria del Fiore, revealed unexpected coloring. Under deposits of dirt of various kinds and textural decay, […]
In Florence, the historic leatherworking district since the 13th century is Santa Croce. Here, thanks to the commitment of the Gori family and the will of the Franciscans, the artisans of the Scuola del Cuoio work in a Renaissance and cosy environment, under the wise aegis of Tommaso Melani and Laura Gori. The bags that […]
Pelle
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The extensive collection of works of decorative art donated by French collector Louis Carrand (1827-1888) to the Bargello Museum in 1888 includes 140 delicate Limoges enamels: works of refined beauty and extreme fragility, so much so that they required constant monitoring by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure. The three triptychs on copper were restored, studied […]
Patrick Süskind wrote in his famous The Perfume: “Men could close their eyes to greatness, to horror, to beauty, and turn their ears to melodies or seductive words. But they could not escape the perfume”. It cannot be denied: the charm of perfume and its evocative power are incomparable. It is said that nothing stimulates […]
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