Last Sunday I was immersed in an over-the-top exhibit at the Palace of Legion of Art in San Francisco. Giacomo Casanova (Italian, 1725-98) was our guide, though pictures of him were only a likeness at best. Through the art of painters of the time, including Tiepolo, Longhi, Boucher, Canaletto, Fragonard and Hogarth. Rococo was key,… Continue reading CASANOVA VISITS San Francisco
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Getting off the Beaten Path in Italy…
You might be surprised, but better yet, learn much about its people. Such was our luck one day taking an off-highway excursion on the way to Todi to see a relation of a friend we were told to visit on our trip. Juggling my cell phone, map and a handwritten page of instructions I was… Continue reading Getting off the Beaten Path in Italy…
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