Marble muscles ripple—the stone carver’s feat charismatic in its unselfconsciousness. Crystals dangle, their effervescence gleaming for centuries as blown baubles from the past. Mother-of-pearl inlay…
View More Ateliers of EuropeTag: Italy
My trips to Italy remain some of the most luxuriant memories I have due to the gracefulness of just about everything about the country and its people.
Case in point is the history of ceramics in the region around Savona and Albisola, nestled into the coastal plains that stretch from the Ligurian Sea all the way to France to the west, to the Piedmont to the north, and to Tuscany to the east. Savona continues to be a hotbed for creativity, especially where Ligurian ceramics are concerned. Support for this art-form gained an uptick in December 2014 with the opening of the Museo Della Ceramica, which that holds more than six centuries of significant ceramics.
The museum is housed in the Palazzo del Monte de Pieta, which was built by Pope Sixtus IV in 1479. It has been restored and renovated to serve as the ceramics museum, the restoration project owing its success to Armellino & Poggio Architetti Associati, Studio di Architettura Fallucca and architect Marco Ricchebono. I present a diverse array of subjects relating to Italy here on The Diary of Improvateur so if you’d like to read about other angles that have caught my eye, click on the tag and you will find all of the posts relating to Italy there
On the Menu at La Fortezza
In the recently released book At the Table of La Fortezza: The Enchantment of Tuscan Cooking from the Lunigiana Region, published by Rizzoli, author and Atlanta-based…
View More On the Menu at La FortezzaPercy Bysshe Shelley in Milan
This essay channeling Percy Bysshe Shelley in Milan is included in my book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in the book feature similar literary…
View More Percy Bysshe Shelley in MilanDebating Da Vinci in Milan
This essay exploring the genius of Leonardo da Vinci in Milan is included in my most recent book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in…
View More Debating Da Vinci in MilanSaluting the Renaissance Book Club
This essay celebrating the first printing presses during the Renaissance in Florence, Italy, is included in my most recent book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other…
View More Saluting the Renaissance Book ClubTraveling Italy with Henry James
This essay following Henry James through Italy is included in my most recent book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in the book feature…
View More Traveling Italy with Henry JamesA Passion for Paestum
This essay featuring three important perceptions of the archaeological site in Paestum, Italy, is included in my new book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other…
View More A Passion for PaestumPeggy Guggenheim Goes Off-Beat
This essay exploring the world of Peggy Guggenheim in Venice is included in my new book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in the book…
View More Peggy Guggenheim Goes Off-BeatShadowing Petrarch in Parma
This essay is included in my new book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in the book feature similar literary adventures and traveling with intention. …
View More Shadowing Petrarch in ParmaThe New Face of Religious Zeal
As I circle the domed space, I approach the front of the pulpit for the third time. I can’t believe how perfect it is that…
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