MEETING THE PHOTOGRAPHER MASSIMO LISTRI AT THE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON D.C.
On Thursday March 30th 2023, I was invited to attend the inauguration of the photographic exhibition taking place at the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington D.C. (within the Embassy of Italy). It was a great opportunity to see the large prints by one of my favorite world-famous photographers, Massimo Listri. Listri started his photographic work […]
“LET THE MONA LISA EAT CAKE”
On Sunday 29th of May, the famous Mona Lisa was the victim of the most absurd attack. A man, dressed as an elderly lady stood up from a wheelchair, threw a cream pie on the painting before spreading it on the museum glass protection and leaving behind him a few roses. Why? What was his […]
ON RENAISSANCE GENTLEWOMEN RECEDING HAIRLINE
It is not rare to come across Renaissance paintings depicting women showing a very prominent forehead. Poets’ descriptions of women’s ideal beauty in Renaissance literature played a huge role in shaping women’s beauty canons. Renaissance women worked hard to meet an impossible ideal of female beauty, always created by men. In some of his pieces, […]
TALE OF A TUSCAN GARDEN
Originally published on February 28th, 2022 As we get closer and closer to Spring, Winter seems to be dragging on and I am longing for warm weather and garden walks. I am looking forward to seeing nature blossom again and I thought I would share with you a very special place tucked in the hills […]
LISTEN TO OUR STORY IN A PODCAST
In April 2022, I had the honor to be interviewed in a podcast with Mariel Fry from Travel Experiences Reimagined. I shared the story of how Art With Tosca was born, talk about some of my favorite artists, a little bit about the story of the National Gallery in Washington D.C. as well as my […]
