Respect for Italian culture? Culture theft? A replica of the Trevi Fountain was made in Brazil
A replica of the Trevi Fountain, one of the most famous symbols of Italy, was made in Brazil. The fountain, made using the copy-and-paste method, divided society in two. Culture theft? Respect for Italian culture?
Also solved the mystery of the bridge behind the Mona Lisa: “Behind the Mona Lisa is the Romito di Laterina bridge”
Another mystery solved in the Mona Lisa picture full of secrets. Behind the shoulders of Monnalisa there would not be Ponte Buriano but the Romito di Laterina bridge.
Uffizi sues for Botticelli’s drawings using Venus
The Uffizi museum has sued the designer Jean Paul Gaultier, known as the “naughty and crazy child” of the fashion world, for unauthorized use of Sandro Botticelli’s Venus.
Vincent Van Gogh in Rome
In Rome, a major exhibition celebrates the life of Vincent van Gogh. On the eve of the 170th anniversary of his birth, from 8 October 2022 Palazzo Bonaparte hosts an exhibition that traces the artist’s production through 50 of his works.
Art journey to Italy
Would you like to do on a very special art journey while visiting the cities of Italy, each of which is a jewel? It’s all here!
Russia wants the loaned masterpieces back
Vita gazette – The policy of excommunicating Russian culture, art and artists came as a slapstick response. The Ministry of Culture of Russia requested that the works of art they lent to Italian museums “for display” have to be returned to the “Hermitage Museum” by the end of March.
Timeless classics: “Betrothed”
Italio Calvino said of the classics, “The classics are the books that people never say ‘I’m reading’, but often say ‘I’m reading again.’” Alessandro Manzoni’s book “The Betrothed” is such a work that lives in the “universe of the timeless”…
Gustav Klimt in Rome: “There’s always hope”
Gustav returns to Rome more than a century after his participation in the 1911 International Art Exhibition.