The topic of this month’s ArtSmart Roundtable is artists. You may know that I usually write about the Italian Renaissance, and this time I’m sticking with Italy but fast-forwarding at least 100 years to the master painter Caravaggio. I want to share what I think is the best place to see his work, where it [...]
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Piazza della Signoria in Florence: Photo Friday
Piazza della Signoria One of the most fun aspects of being a “social media reporter” at the Florens2012 conferences was that I had access to places I wouldn’t normally have, like the Palazzo Vecchio, where most of the week’s events took place. This was especially meaningful to me because of my deep interest in Renaissance [...]
Florence in Photos through My iPhone, Part 2
A few weeks ago, I posted Florence in Photos through Instagram and mentioned that I had lost most of the photos I had taken with my iPhone while in Florence. That turned out not to be true; even though I had accidentally deleted them from my iPhone, they were in the Photo Stream on my iPad. I [...]
Florence in Photos through Instagram
Last November, just before leaving on my solo trip to the Florens2012 conference in Florence, Italy, I got an iPhone 4s. (I actually had the first generation iPhone, which had been my husband’s phone back when iPhones first came out, but the camera was barely usable on that phone.) I was so excited to use [...]
The Beginning of the Renaissance
Being the mother of two small but rambunctious boys and the teacher of about 80 very eager language learners, I don’t have much time for one of my favorite pastimes, reading. I do love to collect novels that I start reading when on vacation; I also love to peruse blogs, some by people that I [...]
Palazzo Strozzi: The Coolest Museum You’ve Never Heard Of
The topic for this month’s ArtSmart Blogging Roundtable is “best museum you’ve never heard of.” Fortunately for me, I came upon a very cool museum in Florence when I was there in November. I also had the chance to listen to a couple of talks about museums at Florens2012 and learned about how museums are [...]
Things to Do in Florence: 30 Ideas
“Florence is NOT just the Uffizi, the David, and the Ponte Vecchio…” Those were the words of Claudio Meli, the general manager of the gorgeous hotel J.K. Place, but I heard similar sentiments over and over during my recent week in Florence, Italy. About 10 million people visit Florence every year, and if you’ve been [...]
Art and Travel: A different view of Florence
The theme for this month’s ArtSmart Blogging Roundtable is favorite art and travel experience. I have quite a bit to say on this topic, actually, for reasons that might surprise you, but I will keep it fairly short and sweet in this post. Let me begin with a few words about museums…I love museums, but [...]
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