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

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Respira, per carità! Breathe, for heaven’s sake!

Respira, per carità!

Breathe, for heaven’s sake!

Dal fiatone alla meraviglia
From Panting to Wonder

Ci pensavo proprio l’altro giorno: presto tornerò ad Arezzo a giugno, quella deliziosa città collinare toscana che riesce in qualche modo a essere al tempo stesso mozzafiato e… rubarti il fiato. Basta pensare alla vista dalla cima per restare senza fiato...
#Affanno #bilingualblog #Fiato #Fiatone #ItalianCulture #Italianexpressions #Italianidioms #italianlanguage #Italianvocabulary #italianwords #LearnItalian #ParlareItaliano #SenzaFiato #StudentessaMatta #StudyItalian

https://www.studentessamatta.com/vocabulary-breathe-easy-in-italian-respirare-mozzafiato-affanno/

🇮🇹 Un consiglio dalla Matta 🇮🇹 Matta Italian Lang

🇮🇹 Un consiglio dalla Matta 🇮🇹
Matta Italian Language Tip!

Follia e Matto!

Two Italian words that capture the idea of “madness”

Follia (noun) usually names the idea, condition, or act itself, and can range from real mental illness to an impulsive gesture, an absurd idea, or something delightfully over the top.

Questa è una follia! = This is madness!
Che follia meravigliosa! = What a marvelous crazy idea!
Ha fatto una follia per amore. = He or she did something wild for love.

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Matto (adjective) on the other hand, describes a person, mood, or behavior and is often used in a more informal, playful, or affectionate way to mean “crazy” or “mad.”

Sei matto? = Are you crazy?
È un po’ matto, ma simpatico. = He’s a little crazy, but likable.
Roba da matti = That’s insane. Unbelievable! (literally “crazy people’s stuff”)

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And of course, in true Studentessa Matta style,
being a little matta is sometimes part of the fun.

Read the latest Studentessa Matta post about:

Le libere donne di Magliano: book, TV series, Mario Tobino and Lucca

http://www.StudentessaMatta.com

#LeLibereDonneDiMagliano #MarioTobino #Lucca #ItalianBooks #ItalianTV ItalianCulture LearnItalian StudentessaMatta italianLanguage

🇮🇹 Matta Book Club Begins First Week April🇮🇹 Joi

🇮🇹 Matta Book Club Begins First Week April🇮🇹

Join the Matta Book Club group to discuss “Il Posto di Ognuno” a mystery set in Napoli in the 1930s staring our favorite Commissario Ricciardi!

Or enroll in a private one-on-one seminar to read the book and discuss

5 Week 1-Hour Meetings

What you’ll receive as a Matta Book Club member:

• A downloadable Reader Guide, available exclusively to club members on a password-protected page.
• guided 1-hour sessions led by Melissa
• extensive chapter notes containing
• overview of themes
• reader questions
• plot summaries
• character analysis
• title’s significance
• background on Naples and key settings
• extensive vocabulary list to help with reading comprehension
• Quizlet flashcard study links

At the end of 5 weeks you will have read a book in Italiano!

Sign up on the StudentessaMatta.com website

🇮🇹 Un consiglio dalla Matta 🇮🇹  Matta Italian Lang

🇮🇹 Un consiglio dalla Matta 🇮🇹  Matta Italian Language Tip!

How do you say “discovery” in Italian? It depends on the kind of finding you mean.

SCOPRIRE

Scoprire is the most common verb and simply means to discover. You can use it for almost anything: a place, a secret, a fact, or a work of art. 
Example: Nel 1541 scoprirono la Minerva vicino alla Chiesa di San Lorenzo.

RITROVARE

Ritrovare means to find again or to recover, but it is also often used when something ancient, lost, or buried is brought back to light.
 Example: La Minerva fu ritrovata nel 1541 vicino alla Chiesa di San Lorenzo.

RINVENIRE

Rinvenire is more formal and is often used in archaeology, museum texts, and newspaper articles. It has a slightly more scholarly, official tone.
 Example: La statua fu rinvenuta durante lo scavo di un pozzo.

Tiny word changes, and suddenly your Italian sounds less textbook ad more like it belongs on a museum plaque in Tuscany!

Find more la gauge hacks, tips and inspiration on the StudentessaMatta.com website

Le libere donne di Magliano: tra libro, follia, am

Le libere donne di Magliano: tra libro, follia, amore e un bordello a Lucca

The Free Women of Magliano: between book, madness, love, and a brothel in Lucca

What happens when Tobino meets Rai TV
Che cosa succede quando Tobino incontra Rai TV

Dopo aver letto Le libere donne di Magliano di Mario Tobino, lo psichiatra e scrittore che iniziò a lavorare negli anni Quaranta in un manicomio femminile
#CommissarioRicciardi #Italianbooks #ItalianCulture #ItalianTV #LeliberedonnediMagliano #LearnItalian #LinoGuanciale #Lucca #LuccaItalianSchool #MarioTobino #NataliaGinzburg #PaolaLeviOlivetti #RaiPlay #StudentessaMatta

https://www.studentessamatta.com/le-libere-donne-di-magliano-mario-tobino-book-tv-series-lucca/

Una dea di bronzo torna a casa ad Arezzo A Bronze

Una dea di bronzo torna a casa ad Arezzo

A Bronze Goddess Comes Home to Arezzo

Vieni a incontrare una dea che non ha mai davvero lasciato la sua città
Come meet a goddess who has never truly left her city

Ad Arezzo, alcune opere d’arte sono molto più che semplici pezzi da museo. Sono simboli di memoria, identità e orgoglio di quartiere.
#ArchaeologicalMuseum #Archaeology #Arezzo #Athena #Colcitrone #Etruscans #GaioCilnioMecenate #Italianart #ItalianCulture #LearnItalian #Minerva #MinervaofArezzo #StudentessaMatta #Tuscany

https://www.studentessamatta.com/minerva-bronze-goddess-arezzo-estruscan-statue-2026-exhibition-history/

Venerdì da Brividi: Qual è il giorno più sfortunat

Venerdì da Brividi: Qual è il giorno più sfortunato?

Freaky Fridays: Which Day Is the Unluckiest?"

Venerdì 13 o Venerdì 17?
Friday the 13th or Friday the 17th?

Qual è il giorno più sfortunato? Venerdì 13 o Venerdì 17?

Which day is more unlucky? Friday the 13th or Friday the 17th?

La risposta dipende da dove vivi.
#AlfredHitchcockbirthday #CavalieriTemplari #CostaConcrodia #Friday13 #Giornosfortunato #KnightsTemplar #MelissaMuldoon #paraskevidekatriaphobia #RomanMyths #Sforntuato #StudentessaMatta #Unlucky #Venerdì13 #Venerdì17

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