This insectoid comes from the open air gallery of Viale
Corsica. It is very
similar to the figures from Piazza Leopoldo, Viale Lavagnini and Ponte Giovanni
da Verrazzano and might be by the same author, or group of artists or from the
same "bottega", as in the Renaissance.
In the...
Here we have other insectoids, similar to the ones we have
already seen in previously. They could be
by the same author, even if this is not supported by the signatures. The new
ones are in two different parts of the city, very far from each other: in
Piazza Leopoldo...
These artworks are located in a pedestrian underpass on Viale
Lavagnini, a classic place for writers.
The walls of underpasses are usually mainly covered with tags, but also with figurative
works. This type of Street Art is sometimes defined as "creative vandalization", it is
tolerated and some underpasses become museums...
Not all cities have a "belly button", an exact
center marked by a column, but Florence does. It is the Column of Abundance in
Piazza della Repubblica. Florence was founded by the Romans in 59 BC and all
the surrounding land assigned to the veterans of Julius Caesar as a...
Everyone
knows Mickey Mouse, the very famous
cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. Mickey Mouse and his companions: Minnie Mouse the girlfriend, Morty and Ferdie the grandchildren, Goofy
the best friend, Pluto the faithful
dog, and then Peg Leg Pete, Chief Seamus O'Hara, Detective Casey,...
Always reported among the curiosities of Florence are Ferdinand's bees, incrediblity hard to count. It is said that whoever manages to count them without touching or marking them, will be blessed with luck. Let's see what this is
all about. At the center of Piazza SS. Annunziata we find the...
Tuscany is a land of thermal baths, especially the south, because it was a land of volcanoes. One of the most spectacular thermal baths is in Bagno Vignoni, in the Municipality of San Quirico d’Orcia, one hour driving from Siena. A small village (30 resident inhabitants) along the Via Francigena, traveled...
This artwork, unfortunately “vandalized”,
can be considered a caricature as it represents a human face, exaggerating some
physiognomic features and producing a satirical and humorous effect. Born in the 1700s and immediately used for political purposes, caricature is a form of art akin to portraiture, cartoon, comics and illustration. The...
The
restoration of the Church of San Giorgio dello Spirito Santo alla Costa - once again the seat of a neighborhood parish - financed by the Gianmaria
Buccellati Foundation under the direction of the Superintendence of Fine Arts
of Florence, has been completed.We are in Costa San Giorgio, one of...
After binge eating over Christmas it is already time to fill our stomachs again with new delicacies. It's the Carnival season! This means it is time for Schiacciata alla Fiorentina, Cenci and Frittelle di San Giuseppe (Saint Joseph’s fritters)!Tuscan sweet rice fritters (frittelle di riso) are one of the most...
