by Penny | 18 Aug, 2020 | Angels, Books, Florentine History, Footnotes from Florence, Fresco painting, Painting, recommended reading, Renaissance Art
I could not ever deny being a huge fan of English writer E.M. Forster – in particular, I love both his Italian themed novels, I think that Where Angels Fear to Tread sums up the Anglo-Italian liaison with frightening accuracy but I was most touched in my...
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 | 7 Jun, 2016 | Angels, Religious History, Religious Symbolism, Renaissance Art
The Hierarchy of Angels Florence is pretty full of images like this one shown below – The Madonna and Child with Saints and added Angels – many of which appear to be simply baby heads with different coloured wings! I have often wondered about the...
