by Penny | 17 Jul, 2018 | Architecture, Florentine History, Florentine money, Footnotes from Florence, Guilds & Livery Companies, Medieval History, Medieval Money, News, Saints, Sculpture, Social History, The Medici, Tours
Guild Trademarks from the Medieval Period on display across the City of Florence “Footnotes from Florence” – a personal collection of curious connections between the UK and Florence. I had the great pleasure recently of sharing a visit to Florence...
by Penny | 24 May, 2018 | News
Dear Subscribers to the Beyond the Yalla Dog Blog, On May 25th the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect, which means I need your approval to use your data (name and e-mail address) on my mailing list. I promise that these details will...
by Penny | 18 May, 2018 | Advancing Women Artists AWA, Florentine History, Florentine money, Footnotes from Florence, Fresco painting, Medieval History, Modern Art, News, Painting, Religious History, Religious Symbolism, Renaissance Art, Restoration, Saints, Sculpture, Social History, The Last Supper, Women artists
Chronology of Last Suppers This month I have attended a meeting with my friends from the Advancing Women Artists Foundation and discovered that there are two or three Disciples in The Last Supper by Plautilla Nelli that they were still uncertain as to who was who. I...
by Penny | 10 Apr, 2018 | Books, Florentine History, Florentine money, News, Religious History, Renaissance Art, Restoration, Saints, Social History, The Medici
Henrietta Maria and the Medici link to the Mantua Collection This is my personal idea – based on my knowledge of the Medici Family history and their integration across Europe through prestigious marriages. My ideas were Inspired by Charles I: King and Collector...
by Penny | 19 Mar, 2018 | Exhibitions, Florentine History, Medici Pearls, Medieval Money, News, Painting, Religious Symbolism, Renaissance Art, Social History
“Footnotes from Florence” – a personal collection of curious connections between the UK and Florence. “Portrait of a woman in Green” is being shown at the Charles 1 Exhibition at the Royal Academy – Definitely an image of a...
by Penny | 28 Feb, 2018 | Florentine History, Marble mines, Medieval History, Michelangelo, News, Renaissance Art, Sculpture, Social History, Tours
The Marble Mines of Carrara – Visiting this special place is quite an experience and these beautiful mountains with their white treasure, exposed for all to see, even from the railway line way below them, are available to visit only a couple of hours away from...
