Rediscover beauty

Rediscover beauty

On March 26, after a careful restoration, the Annunciation by Giovanni Balducci returned to its place in the Church of Santo Jacopo and Filippo in Scarperia. It is back to shine and enchant again, thanks to an accurate restoration that made use of the analyses...
Let’s meet in Florence!

Let’s meet in Florence!

The 8th Edition 2022 of the Florence Art and Restoration Fair (on site and online) and the 3rd Edition of the International Conference Florence Heri-Tech (on site) will be held simultaneously from 16 to 18 May 2022: a national and international event, dedicated to the...
Capital of Italian Culture for 2022: Procida

Capital of Italian Culture for 2022: Procida

Capital of Italian Culture for 2022: Procida On April 9th, with the delays due to the pandemic, a historic year for this small island was inaugurated! Here comes the hope that thanks to culture, which will never isolate anyone, there will be a new Renaissance....
She was the rich one

She was the rich one

17 December After the marriage by proxy celebrated in Florence in October, the royal wedding between the King of France Henry IV and Maria de ‘Medici was held on 17 December 1600 in the cathedral of Lyon. Maria wore a magnificent and elegant white velvet dress with a...
Little Ice Age

Little Ice Age

22 December Winter here is associated with cold weather and sometimes snow. But there have been much colder winters than others. Several centuries of relatively low temperatures begun around the 15th century. Average temperatures dropped of...
Let’s be Van Eyck

Let’s be Van Eyck

How many times have we talked about how diagnostics helps to understand the process of making a work of art? About how it is essential to discriminate an original work from a fake. About how it is necessary to understand the autography of an artefact through the...