by Catherine Accardi

In rare exhibitions, the work of two noteworthy Italian artists will be shown in San Francisco's de Young Museum and Legion of Honor. Exhibits of the works of Sandro Botticelli and Elsa Schiaparelli arrived in the city by the bay in early March. Two very different artistic mediums will showcase the extraordinary work of a painter and a fashion designer, and, although these two artists lived centuries apart, they have several common denominators; their Italian heritage and their exceptional talent.

Both are visual artists whose work is best appreciated in person, just a few feet away in a museum setting. Admire the fine detail work of Ms. Elsa Schiaparelli's gowns. Her innovative vision of fashion design has set the standards by which current designers set their own.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano