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San Sebastian (Mattia Preti)

The San Sebastiano is an oil painting on canvas (240 À 169 cm) of Mattia Preti performed in 1657 and kept at the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples.

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Return of the Prodigal Son (Mattia Preti)

The Return of the Prodigal Son is an oil painting on canvas (202 À 285 cm) of Mattia Preti performed in 1658 and some kept at the Royal Palace of Naples (room XVII).

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St. Anne in Florence

What does St. Anne have to do with Florence? Most don’t Read more [...]

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The Iris Garden

Should you be in Florence between April and May you Read more [...]

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The Hole in the Cupola of the Cathedral

The XV century’s mathematician and cartographer Paolo Read more [...]

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Gian Gastone’s Tomb

The tomb of Gian Gastone is right behind the altar in Read more [...]

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Blub – Art Knows How to Swim

In the last three years or so small posters featuring Read more [...]

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Central Market

With the substantial increase in population at the end Read more [...]

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The “Ugly” Queen

When Catherine ‘de Medici became Queen of France, she Read more [...]

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Lorenzo the Magnificent….prankster

It is said that despite his nickname, Lorenzo ‘de Read more [...]

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Villa Farnesina

This “little” Farnese palace, perhaps would better be Read more [...]

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The Pazzi Conspiracy

The event that more than anything else fueled rumors Read more [...]

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Anglo-Florentines and the British Institute

“The double line of dark cypress, and the intricate Read more [...]

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An Enviable Primacy: D.O.C.

Let us now talk about the first D.O.C. (Denominazione Read more [...]

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