Bergaglio: He was the Pope Francis, he became a popular hero
Bergaglio: He was the Pope Francis, he became a popular hero by Andira Vitale “Bergoglio was a name that brought together two qualities that are rarely seen together. He had the political genius of a charismatic leader and the prophetic holiness of a desert saint.” Biographer Austen Ivereigh… The calendars were showing March 13, 2013. […]
Caravaggio: The dance of darkness and light!
Caravaggio: The dance of darkness and light! City Lights: Michelangelo Merisi, Caravaggio by Andira Vitale The first great artist of the Baroque art movement… The inventor of the fascinating dance of light and darkness… The father of the art of light and shadow used by Rembrandt and other painters… The first Baroque painter to use […]
Footprints of a legend…
The year 1921, whose effects on world political history will last for hundreds of years, was also a turning point for the Gucci brand. While some left indelible stains on human history, others, like Gucci, traveled the world like a rainbow with their tenacity, designs, colors and immortal breath.
Is it Dante? Is it Beatrice?
City Lighs: Dante Alighieri
700 years have passed since Dante Alighieri’s death, but his works continue to inspire many works of art. His platonic childhood sweetheart Beatrice is said to have influenced his works, especially the Divine Comedy, which is a ‘masterpiece’. Is it true? Is Beatrice the source of those magnificent works?
Inventor of the piano
City lights: Bartolomeo Cristofori
by Angela Maria
The piano is one of the most popular and influential instruments ever invented. So you’d think the inventor would be a household name – like Alexander Graham Bell or Thomas Edison.
Marco Polo: the “traveller” who left an indelible mark on the world
City lights: Marco Polo
by Adalia Bernicia
Marco Polo was the Venetian explorer who left us precious testimonies regarding the territories of the East before the discovery of America and the subsequent era of great explorations.
Flying with Domenico Modugno
Life gazette culture – The lights of the city – Domenico Modugno
di Maria Stella
It was, for many years, the only one for an Italian song. We have held on from our happiest days to difficult days, including the Corona period. We flew away from happiness. Or we are freed from our pain. The whole world has heard this song, which is in the memories and moments of each of us, for the first time in the voice of Dominico Modugno.
Fairy tale of an Italian knight and a princess
City Lights: by Andira Vitale
An Italian knight caught up with the legendary Princess of Monaco in her most difficult days and kidnapped her to the land of fairy tales. 29 December 1983 At the royal palace in Monte Carlo, Princess Caroline of Monaco marries the Italian entrepreneur and sportsman Stefano Casiraghi in a civil ceremony.
Bernini in the spirit of Rome
Bernini, a brilliant architect of the Roman Baroque, died in Rome on November 28, 1680.
Roma and Bernini, two names that integrate with each other. Pope Urban VIII said to Bernini: “You are made for Rome. Rome is also for you …”
The timeless icon of Italian style
Vita gazette culture – City Lights – Marcello Mastroianni
È un uomo bellissimo con un sorriso dolce e leggero, una voce morbida, uno sguardo malinconico, una classe innata e moderna.