Art Day Trips from Umbria to Le Marche
Umbria is surprisingly dense with masterpieces of art and architecture, given its small size and relatively modest history (no Medici art patronage during the Renaissance here, as Umbria was part of...
View ArticleArt in the Olive Groves: Madonna delle Lacrime
I brake for Renaissance portals. (Copyright Marzia Keller) There was a family who lived down the block from me when I was growing up that had a passel of kids. I don’t recall how many, but definitely...
View ArticleThe Future Surrounded by the Past: Spoleto’s Palazzo Collicola
Never was a room painted happier than this Sol Lewitt work. (Copyright Palazzo Collicola) Spoleto is a mecca for history buffs, the city a mash-up of architectural epochs from the Umbrii through the...
View ArticleFrom Chicago to Città di Castello: Arriving at Burri’s Abstract Expressionism
I feel very lucky to have grown up in Chicago, though I take delight in ribbing my hometown for its spit and swagger. Chicago gave me many things: the knowledge that hot dogs are meant to be served...
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