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 […]

A wall of purple: American football in Florence

The colour purple has long been associated with Florence, from the Romans, who named it after an autochthonous purple lily, to Alemanno del Giunta, who brought immense wealth to the city during the Renaissance by creating purple dye from the oricella plant. Today, the colour is mostly associated with AC Fiorentina, the resident football club […]

Thousands in Milan to support Ukraine

The Italian squares combined to support Ukraine. And therefore also Milan. The event in Piazza Dei Mercanti is held in these minutes to support the ‘resistance of Ukraine’ that is launched by Action and the Secretary Carlo Calenda, then welcomed by various political parties. Thousands of people who were at 5 pm with Ukrainian and […]