Palladian persuasive powers
Let me remember this the next time I wonder what chance there is of persuading anyone to fund ambitious cultural...
A big headache
In the age of supermodels, it was fun to read that the 17th century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi complained to...
Basilicata bibliomotocarro
Antonio La Cava, a retired school teacher, converted a quintessential Italian vehicle, the three-wheeler micro-van, into a travelling library.
For...
Key Performance Indicators (V)
This 16th century striking, simple verdict on the inaugural performance in Palladio's Teatro Olimpico could stand as an interesting test...
A visit to the Palladio Library
We visited the Palladio Museum in a suitable palazzo down a charming side street in Vicenza. Only by chance on...
Portrait of a writer
Iris Origo (1902-88) was an English writer who grew up in Italy and married an Italian. Together they bought and...
These Italian hills…
Though I’d jig a hornpipe if I saw one, I love this vivid viper of glass-green, and can imagine cooling...
Letters better late than never
The war-time life-line of letters is summed up here. Their erratic arrival in a region of Italy where the battle...
Wine’s wonderland
The Romans, using an old Greek word, called southern Italy Oenotria, the land of wine; the Greek word draws attention...
Meet the Barone
Listening time: under 4 minutes.Â
Casting back across the sweep of history, there is only a handful of...
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