by Arietta | Oct 18, 2020 | Art & Culture, Capri
In total accordance to the splendor of Capri island and the colourful beauty of Anacapri in particular, Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo is one of the most unique and delightful religious buildings you’ll see in Campania. Located on Piazza San Nicola, which still holds...
by Arietta | Oct 12, 2020 | Art & Culture, Naples
The seven young Neapolitan aristocrats that founded the charity institution of Pio Monte della Misericordia in the break of the 17th century ( 1601 ), would never have imagined that they were setting up one of the most admirable and important cultural sites that...
by Arietta | May 29, 2020 | Art & Culture, Rome
The astonishing piazzas with majestic fountains, Egyptian obelisks, sculptures full of movement and imposing palaces, are one of the first images that comes to mind when thinking of the Eternal City. Roman squares have no match, nor there’s any other city whose each...
by Arietta | May 15, 2020 | Art & Culture, Rome
The trompe l’oeil technique in art is used in order to create optical illusions and three dimensional scenes, giving the impression of bigger spaces and confusing the eye as it’s blurring reality with imagination. In Rome this technique has been adopted in...
by Arietta | Apr 21, 2020 | Art & Culture, Milan
The elegant church of San Fedele stands right in the heart of Milan, just opposite the famous La Scala and next to the majestic Palazzo Marino, home of the city’s municipal administration. It’s the Jesuits’ church in Milan and offers a chance for a short artistic tour...
by Arietta | Apr 21, 2020 | Art & Culture, Milan
Housed in an elegant Milanese mansion which used to be the residence of a private collector to whom the museum is named after, Poldi Pezzoli is a museum and gallery with permanent exhibitions that vary from paintings to sculpture and from armory to clocks. Right in...
