by Penny | 24 Oct, 2019 | 1966 Flood, Activities, Advancing Women Artists AWA, Exhibitions, Florentine History, Plautilla Nelli, Religious History, Religious Symbolism, Renaissance Art, Saints, Social History, The Last Supper, Women artists
Ladies, Imagine for a moment that you are a true child of the Renaissance, living in Florence in the Cinquecento! You live with your wealthy family in quite a large palazzo, most probably beautifully decorated inside, with wall hangings and upholstery made of...
by Penny | 22 Oct, 2016 | 1966 Flood, Advancing Women Artists AWA, Angels, Exhibitions, News, Religious History, Religious Symbolism, Restoration, Saints, Social History, The Last Supper, The Medici, Women artists
One of the things that I love best about Florence is that there is always somewhere interesting to go to see something different, and learn more about it. The Advancing Women Artists Conference on Thursday 20th October, at which we were introduced to the newly...
by Penny | 30 Nov, 2014 | 1966 Flood, Architecture, Films, Films set in Italy, News, Renaissance Art, Social History
Florence 1966 flood on film Today I had the privilege of joining a large group of Florentine residents and Expatriates who packed the huge Odeon Cinema in the centre of Florence to watch the black and white film shot by Mario Carbone – during and just after the...
