by Penny | 3 Jul, 2013 | Festival of San Giovanni, News, Renaissance Art, Social History
A pretty but somewhat sombre boy celebrates his Patron, Cosimo the Elder on a Florin It seems that nobody knows whom this young man was – but the importance of this image by Sandro Botticelli painted in 1474 was the head depicted on the gold Florin that...
by Penny | 27 Jun, 2013 | Books, Exhibitions, Festival of San Giovanni, Music, Religious History, Renaissance Art
Fond Farewell to Robin Walker and San Giovanni Battista combined in a concert. A Voice in the Wilderness – a special concert for organ held at the Badia Fiorentina on 25th June formed the final part of the 2013 Festa della Cultura di San Giovanni Battista....
by Penny | 25 Jun, 2013 | Exhibitions, Festival of San Giovanni, Modern Art, Music, Opera, Religious History
Concerto with Modo Antiquo at the British Institute in Florence – in modo medievale Federico Maria Sardelli is an Italian conductor, Historicist composer, musicologist andflautist. He and his wife, Bettina Hoffmann form the heart of the Baroque ensemble Modo...
by Penny | 22 Jun, 2013 | Exhibitions, Festival of San Giovanni, Lead story, Modern Art, News, Religious History
Yesterday at the British Institute in Florence the Buontalenti , held a Conference, Art Exhibition and a Symposium and finished in the evening with a Concert by Modo Antiquo with Federico Maria Sardelli. The day went under the theme of San Giovanni Battista as...
by Penny | 16 Jun, 2013 | Books, Festival of San Giovanni, The Art of Writing, writer's retreat
The Art of Writing 2013 I believe that during our past week in the Casentino mountains with Lisa Clifford and James Friel during our Art of Writing writers retreat we learnt a lot about ourselves as well as about writing. In one of our lessons on I was struck by our...
by Penny | 24 May, 2013 | Festival of San Giovanni, Lead story, Modern Art, News, Painting, Religious History, Sculpture, Social History
What makes a patron saint a patron saint?- and why did Florence choose John the Baptist? Having added a new patron saint and chosen St John the Baptist in the 1200’s as their Hero does he still have any relevance to modern day people in Florence? The image...
