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From Pacific Shores to Mediterranean Light – How Matisse Shaped Diebenkorn’s Vision

From Pacific Shores to Mediterranean Light – How Matisse Shaped Diebenkorn’s Vision

Dale Chihuly: American Sculptor of Dreams in Glass and Light

Dale Chihuly: American Sculptor of Dreams in Glass and Light

Celebrating the Strength and Stories of Women Around the World

Celebrating the Strength and Stories of Women Around the World

It is the dawn of a new ai ART era

It is the dawn of a new ai ART era

Van Gogh Immersive Experience — Walking rapidly through Art (would Vincent have approved?)

Van Gogh Immersive Experience — Walking rapidly through Art (would Vincent have approved?)

Macchiaioli vs. Impressionists: Two 19th Century art movement… one famous and the other not so much!?

Macchiaioli vs. Impressionists: Two 19th Century art movement… one famous and the other not so much!?

The Art and Legacy of Goya: La Maja Desnuda, His Style, and His Struggles

The Art and Legacy of Goya: La Maja Desnuda, His Style, and His Struggles

Genya Gritchin: A Classical Painter Reviving Old Master Techniques in a Modern World

Genya Gritchin: A Classical Painter Reviving Old Master Techniques in a Modern World

Women hold up half the sky — in art and in life

Women hold up half the sky — in art and in life

Kintsugi: The Japanese Art of Embracing Imperfection and Healing

Kintsugi: The Japanese Art of Embracing Imperfection and Healing

Bruce Katz – taking the ordinary and making it extraordinary

Bruce Katz – taking the ordinary and making it extraordinary

Spotlight on French painter Thomas Saliot

Spotlight on French painter Thomas Saliot

Massimo Balestrini: A Visionary Artist Blending Pop Culture and History

Massimo Balestrini: A Visionary Artist Blending Pop Culture and History

Teresa Oaxaca: A Contemporary Artist with a Renaissance Soul

Teresa Oaxaca: A Contemporary Artist with a Renaissance Soul

Georgy Kurasov: A Contemporary Cubist Painter Defying Expectations

Georgy Kurasov: A Contemporary Cubist Painter Defying Expectations

Finding Humor in Art: Playful Parodies of the Great Masters

Finding Humor in Art: Playful Parodies of the Great Masters

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Matta Italian Language Tip! – Ferragosto Edition

Prepositions Matter!

Italian Prepositions can be Tricky but with
practice you will get the hang of them!

Here’s a fun language tip: in English we go “on” vacation, but in Italian you go “in vacanza”—literally “in holiday.”

VADO IN VACANZA. → I’M GOING ON HOLIDAY.

And keep your eyes peeled for shop signs saying Chiudiamo per ferie—“We’re closed for vacation.” Just don’t mix up ferie (time off work) with fiere (fairs), or you might picture the bakery taking its bread to a carnival instead of the seaside!

So when August 15 rolls around, slip into Italian mode: put yourself in vacanza—and preferably in spiaggia with a gelato in hand!

Check out more language learning tips at the end of each StudentessaMatta.com post!

#LearnItalian #StudentessaMatta #LearnItalianTip #Ferragosto #italianprepositions
Ferragosto: La Festa d’Estate Italiana! Ferrago Ferragosto: La Festa d’Estate Italiana!

Ferragosto: Italy’s Summer Celebration!
Abbiamo festeggiato alcuni compleanni a Vancouver Abbiamo festeggiato alcuni compleanni a Vancouver la settimana scorsa! My birthday boys!
Caterina de' Medici: L'inventrice di Mutande, Tacc Caterina de' Medici: L'inventrice di Mutande, Tacchi a Spillo e Gelato!

Catherine de' Medici: The Inventor of Underwear, High Heels, and Ice Cream!

Tacchi alti e fiducia da reginaHigh Heels and a Queen’s Confidence

Mutande, tacchi a spillo e dolci congelati? No, non si tratta di una festa scatenata, ma dell’impressionante eredità di Caterina de’ Medici.
#CaterinadeMedici #ilcorsetto #MelissaPray #mutande #primapersonadiinventarezuccotto #semifreddo #tacchiaspilla
Bella Ciao! Le Donne Partigiane Che Hanno Cambiato Bella Ciao! Le Donne Partigiane Che Hanno Cambiato La Storia

Bella Ciao!
#AlessiaProietti #BellaCiao #LeBandite #ledonnepartigiane #MilvaBellaCiao

https://www.studentessamatta.com/bella-ciao-women-partisans-and-a-song-that-changed-history/
Latest Matta Blog Post! Dal mattino in classe alle Latest Matta Blog Post! Dal mattino in classe alle notti di festa: la magia del Matta Program ad Arezzo

From Morning Lessons to Festive Nights: The Magic of the Matta Program in Arezzo

Arezzo, Giugno 2025 Reassunto: un’estate tutta da parlare… in italiano!Arezzo, June 2025 Recap A Summer Meant for Speaking… in Italian!
#ArezzoItaly #GiostraDelSaracino #ItalianCulture #ItalianLanguageImmersion #LearnItalianInItaly #MattaArezzo #MattaItalianPrograms #studentessamatta

https://www.studentessamatta.com/matta-arezzo-italian-immersion-program-2025-recap-pictures/
Tutti i Tafani, i Topi e i Tappi! All the Horsefl Tutti i Tafani, i Topi e i Tappi!

All the Horseflies, Mice, and Corks!

Una dolce serata in campagna... interrotta da un tafano!A sweet country evening... interrupted by a horsefly!

L'ultima sera del programma Matta ad Arezzo 2025, ci siamo ritrovati in campagna per una lezione di cucina davvero speciale. Stavamo preparando pasta fatta a mano, sughi deliziosi e dolci artigianali.
#Italiangrammar #ItalianLanguageFun #ItalianVocabulary #ItalianWords #MattaMoments #studentessamatta

https://www.studentessamatta.com/italian-words-with-t-tafano-tanfo-tonfo/

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