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Art of Loving Italy

Art & Beauty are all around us.

Renaissance

Fra Filippo Lippi e Lucrezia Buti: an infamous love

Raphael’s “The School of Athens” – Fun facts and rivalries

Teresa Oaxaca — Contemporary American Artist who Paints with a Renaissance Twist

Happy 568th Birthday Leo!

The man who wrote the book of Love — Petrarch’s sonnets to Laura

The Marvelous Miss Anguissola!

The magic of the Magi.

Tale of Two Crosses by Cimabue

In the Presence of the Last Super by Stacy di Anna Pollard

Domenico Ghirlandaio: Florentine artist, teacher to Michelangelo

Buon Compleanno Michelangelo: Celebrating the Renaissance artist born March 6

I Medici – the Masters of Florence

Leonardo’s advice to Sophia – Sketch everything you see

Giorgio Vasari First Art Historian

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Have a fantastic Friday! Let's take a look at Et

Have a fantastic Friday!

Let's take a look at Eternally Artemisia:
They say some loves travel through time and are fated to meet over and over again. For Maddie, an art therapist, who wrestles with the “peculiar feeling” she has lived previous lives and is being called to Italy by voices that have left imprints on her soul, this idea is intriguing. Despite her best efforts, however, proof of this has always eluded her. That is, until one illuminating summer in Italy when Maddie’s previous existences start to bleed through into her current reality. When she is introduced to the Crociani family—a noble clan with ties to the seventeenth-century Medici court that boasts of ancestors with colorful pasts—she finally meets the loves of her life. One is a romantic love, and another is a special kind of passion that only women share, strong amongst those who have suffered greatly yet have triumphed despite it. As Maddie's relationship develops with Artemisia Gentileschi—an artist who in a time when it was unheard of to denounce a man for the crime of rape, did just that—Maddie discovers a kindred spirit and a role model, and just what women are capable of when united together. In a journey that arcs back to biblical days and moves forward in time, Maddie encounters artists, dukes, designers, and movie stars as well as baser and ignoble men. With Artemisia never far from her side, she proves that when we dare to take control of our lives and find the “thing” we are most passionate about, we are limitless and can touch the stars.

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Buon giorno! Happy Wednesday! Let’s learn Italia

Buon giorno! Happy Wednesday! Let’s learn Italian today! Want to practice Italian conversation! Let’s connect! https://www.studentessamatta.com/matta-conversation-practice-sessions/ #italianfood #italian #italiangirl #italianstyle #italiandesign #italianrestaurant #italiancuisine #italianplaces #italian_trips #italianart #italiancooking

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It's Monday! I hope everyone had a relaxed weekend

It's Monday! I hope everyone had a relaxed weekend. Today, I would like to share more about my book, Waking Isabella with you:

Waking Isabella is a story about uncovering hidden beauty that, over time, has been lost, erased, or suppressed. It also weaves together several love stories as well as a few mysteries. Nora, an assistant researcher, is a catalyst for resolving the puzzle of a painting that has been missing for decades. Set in Arezzo, a small Tuscan town, the plot unfolds against the backdrop of the city’s antique trade and the fanfare and pageantry of its medieval jousting festival. While filming a documentary about Isabella de’ Medici—the Renaissance princess who was murdered by her husband—Nora begins to connect with the lives of two remarkable women from the past. Unraveling the stories of Isabella, the daughter of a fifteenth-century Tuscan duke, and Margherita, a young girl trying to survive the war in Nazi-occupied Italy, Nora begins to question the choices that have shaped her own life up to this point. As she does, hidden beauty is awakened deep inside of her, and she discovers the keys to her creativity and happiness. It is a story of love and deceit, forgeries and masterpieces—all held together by the allure and intrigue of a beautiful Tuscan ghost.

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"Eternally Artemisia - some loves, like some women

"Eternally Artemisia - some loves, like some women, are timeless“ is available on Amazon in print, epub, AND Audio.
A love story told across time through the eyes of a true artist. This book celebrates the lives of extraordinary women who were game changers in real life. This author proves her talent across genres and leaves one inspired to make their mark as well. Brava Ms Muldoon!! https://www.amazon.com/Eternally-Artemisia-loves-women-timeless/dp/0997634871/

Un campo dei fiori - a field of flowers - Queen An

Un campo dei fiori - a field of flowers - Queen Anne’s Lace

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