Decoding Violante Siriès Cerroti: mapping + missing paint

In this exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Accademia Women: Violante project, experienced restorers Elizabeth Wicks and Marina Vincenti explain their findings so far as they revitalize three paintings from the Certosa di Firenze monastery attributed to 18th-century artist Violante Siriès Cerroti. These technical captions help decode pictures worth a thousand words. Conservators converse Ph. Marco […]

Reading at the International School of Florence

In the era of digital technology, more effort is key to keeping our children (and ourselves) reading. It is important because it develops imagination and creativity, provides knowledge about the world, and promotes better communication and vocabulary. One could go on indefinitely about the benefits of reading, and yet we are in an era of […]