ANTONIO POSSENTI (Lucca, 1933 -
2016). Just a few words to mention the artists who animated the Tuscan, and especially Florentine, art scene in recent decades. Possenti, an autodidact, came to painting through the fascination of the magic
of drawing and illustration. After an initial “pink-blue Picassian” period, he
came...
This tower has the honor of being
the oldest building in Florence, miraculously remaining in its original
appearance. Built in the 6th century AD, almost surely by the Byzantines during
the war with the Goths (535 - 553), it was part of the second smaller city
walls, after the Roman...
The
pig is not one of the animals Florentine street artists prefer, but Lokote
(this is the author’s signature) offers us an unhappy blue pig with 4 eyes. Why
4 eyes and so much sadness? 4 eyes to cry twice as much? It might be that
Lokote is a vegetarian...
North of the city, on the hills between Fiesole and Settignano, 15 minutes
driving from the center, you find the Fattoria di Maiano, a large farm and and
family attraction. Within the vast park, you will find the Laghetto delle
Colonne (Pond of the Columns). Built between 1870 and 1893...
As fireplaces disappeared from the houses, the florentine,
and tuscan in general, tradition of the “Ceppo” (Christmas stump) has also
gradually been lost. The elders called the day of Christmas and Santo Stefano
"Ceppo" and "Ceppino", referring to this very tradition.
The Christmas stump had a profound meaning, of strength...
Ten minutes walk from the bus no. 20 terminus, at the eastern border of the city you will find the Mensola
Park, named after the stream that crosses it, coming down from Fiesole. It is a
large open area of 20 hectares with pedestrian and bicycle paths, partly
being redeveloped with...
The
girl has a goat or ibex skull on her head, her eye makeup unmade (may be she was
crying), She holds the end of a thread between her fingers that seems to
support the goat's head. It is possible that the drawing, which is done on an
adhesive sheet...
Far from the madding crowd! If you
are attending one of our courses, take a break and stroll at --- PIAZZA MASSIMO
D’AZEGLIO. It is a large green space practically in the historic center, its
history is interesting from an urban planning point of view. Before 1865 it was
an...
The animals most loved by street artists
in Florence are fish or sea creatures. In second place we certainly find
monkeys, playful and festive or threatening and aggressive. But fish, despite
the attempts to humanize them, are distant and different beings.The remarkable
resemblance of monkeys to men makes them particularly...
This
garden is 100 meters far from the Duomo Square, just in the center. It is part
of the large Oblate complex, owned by the Municipality of Florence since 1936,
which houses the Municipal Library and various cultural and academic
institutions. The building was the first Florentine public hospital, founded...
