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Leonardo da Vinci Anatomist – The anatomical drawings exposition at the Queen’s Gallery, Buckingam Palace

Leonardo wished to examine every aspect of the human body, not just structural anatomy and physiology, but also the conception…

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The Historical Cinemas of Florence

In this video I talk about a glorious page of Florence: the historical cinemas born along the 19th century in…

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Lights, camera, action! The Vinaino Tour on TV…

The original “Vinaino Tour” got famous. And I went on tv! Saturday 21st of January, the Italian channel Rai 2…

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The Serie Gioviana at Uffizi

The Serie Gioviana at Uffizi The Serie Gioviana at Uffizi is a collection of portraits of the illustrious ones: popes,…

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Guccio Guccio, founder of the House of Gucci

The story of Guccio Gucci, founder of the House of Gucci in 1921, is strongly connected with Florence. He was…

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The Torre San Niccolò: a long-standing tower, but brand-new!

As Mayor Renzi promised the Torre San Niccolò has been opened to the public the last 24th of June, gift…

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Dwarf Morgante at Medici’s Court

In many European courts there were dwarfs working like clowns, constantly taunted and held up to ridicule. The were often…

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