Perhaps because I’m an engineer I have always really liked art that is functional. It could be furniture, glassware, ceramics or some kind of mechanical device. So I was attracted to this museum of old musical instruments. Forse per il fatto che sono un ingegnere mi e’ sempre piaciuto l’art che sia anche funzionale. Possono essere mobile, articoli […]
I’m trying a new feature of my blog (with the help of the ever-patient Monica). I’m writing in both English and Italian. I’m sure that you’ll have no trouble telling which is which:-). Sto cercando di dare un nuovo taglio al mio blog (con l’aiuto della sempre paziente Monica). Scriverò sia in inglese che in […]
There are two symbols of Bologna. One, of course, is the two towers and the other is the statue and fountain of Neptune. The statue itself, designed by a Sicilian, Tommaso Laureti, was completed in 1567 and affixed to the rest of the fountain that had already been completed 2 years before. The height of […]
