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Art of Loving Italy

Art of Loving Italy

Art & Beauty are all around us.

Culture, Festivals, Music, Literature

The Secret Life of Sofonisba—the most famous woman you’ve never heard of

La mia sala – Great way to improve Italian listening comprehension & enjoy art!

The Art of Beautiful TV: Medici 3

The magic of the Magi.

Playlist of Italian Songs for each book I write

Sharing a magical letter from Sophia Loren

Dreaming of pasta dishes: Pasta Carbonara & Tagliatelle Paglia & Fieno

Marilyn Ricci – Moves to Italy and realizes her dream!

Carnival delights in Venice: The Doge’s Ball – Sophia’s dream comes true!

Love letters from Juliet

Italian-legend-Giorni-della-merla-Blackbird-days-Coldest-days-year

Italian legend: Giorni della merla – Blackbird days Coldest days of year

Sophia gets her hands dirty in Hollywood in front of Grauman Chinese theater

Sophia Loren gets her hands dirty in Hollywood!

florence-dreaming-sophia

Florence do you remember me?

Zucchero – One of Sophia’s favorite Italian Singers

La Befana, the Italian Christmas witch and I have a lovely gift for you!

Panettone versus Pandoro!

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Left on my desk this morning by my son... happy Mo Left on my desk this morning by my son... happy Monday everyone!
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a relaxing weeke Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend! Drop me a comment, let me know what you had going on...

Let's take a peek at Sofonisba today...
Link in bio 

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New on the studentessamatta.com blog : Addirittura New on the studentessamatta.com blog : Addirittura and Nientepopodimeno! Let’s look at two Italian words that you hear a lot… but at times can be confusing to get the hang of. Addirittura and Nientepopodimeno https://www.studentessamatta.com/addirittura-nientepopodimeno-significance/ #learnitalian #addirittura⁉️ #italianexpression
Love this! Goat yoga illustration featuring Kyle a Love this! Goat yoga illustration featuring Kyle and Jesse who attended @yogaandgoga class this morning! Art work by @sam.wah.art She is amazing thank you Daneen! Who instructs the class!
Here is the perfect weekend read: The Secret Life Here is the perfect weekend read:

The Secret Life of Sofonisba Anguissola: The most famous woman you've never heard of
Available on Amazon. Link in bio. 

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We have a new president! We have a new president!
La parola del giorno: Gennaio 19, 2021. “Stuzzic La parola del giorno: Gennaio 19, 2021. “Stuzzicare l'appetito.” See if you can find this expression in the latest Studentessa Matta blog post (find the link to the blog on my Instagram profile LinkTree.)
Giusto per stuzzicare l'appetito... e risvegliarti un po'.
A little something to whet your appetite, get your juices flowing.
Ecco alcune idee per stuzzicare l'appetito…
Here are a few ideas to whet your appetite…

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