Macchiaioli

Pronunciation: /mak.kjaˈjɔ.le/ Les Macchiaioli, des Impressionistes Italiens? I recently had the pleasure of visiting an exposition dedicated to the Macchiaoli, a group of painters from the 1800s who hold a special place in my heart. Art historians have often noted the similarities between the Macchiaioli and the Impressionists, as both groups sought to capture the […]

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Sardines

There will be sardines in our political menu this winter After a long hot summer of bold statements and unchecked untrue statements by our political leaders (… one in particular), the political menu changed suddenly and unexpectedly by four 20-somethings lads that had just enough of nastiness, hoax, fake news (they are called ”bufale” here, […]

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