WTI Magazine #35 2014 June, 18Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: A very famous painting from the Italian Renaissance has just landed in New York, where it will be until July 20: it is the portrait of a woman celebrated as "The Turkish slave" by Francesco Mazzola, known as Parmigianino. Dated 1533, the painting is one of four femal...
READ MOREby Jane Huson In a world where color photographs are ubiquitous, we tend to be unaware of its humble beginnings. Born in Scandiano, Italy in 1943, Luigi Ghirri became a champion of contemporary photography. He pioneered color photography, often taking snapshots of landscape and architecture. Having studied graphic design and land...
READ MOREby Jefferson Graham In a country renowned for the invention of the piano and violin, Davide Barbi says it's natural for Italy to become the center for the next generation of bella musica, digital style. "Making musical instruments," he says. "We have this in our blood." Barbi is the chief technology officer for IK Multimedia,...
READ MOREBocce, Italian bowling, is for everyone, even the chronically feeble like myself. I came early to the game thanks to a high Catholic upbringing. Catholic education was responsible for my introduction to bocce, at the end of a trip to a shrine. With hot weather came the Italian excuse for extended picnics: the holy pilgrimage. With myself as...
READ MOREMassimo Bottura is the chef at Osteria Francescana, which came in at No. 3 in Restaurant Magazine's "World's Top 50 Restaurants" ranking. He's an eccentric guy, discussing Picasso and Italian traditions while showing off some of his beautiful lunch dishes. The best part of the video is at 3:45, when Bottura instructs a guest to close his eyes and e...
READ MOREWith a whole pavilion dedicated to the USA, TTG Incontri is the only trade fair in Italy gathering under the same roof the widest and most comprehensive US tourist offer. Together with the USA, many other international destinations choose TTG Incontri as the only trade exhibition for promotion in the Italian market. According to Euromonito...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #35 2014 June, 18Author : italia.it Translation by: The city of Ferrara rises on the banks of the Po di Volano River, in the southern plain of Emilia. Over the centuries, this magnificent city has been able to maintain the great prestige it experienced during the era of the House of Este.
READ MOREWTI Magazine #57 2015 April, 3Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: In Reggio Emilia a very special and important ongoing exhibition is having a huge success: "Piero della Francesca. The design of art and science". It is not an easy exhibition, where math and geometry are the protagonists in equal measure with major minor arts. De...
READ MOREby Natascia Ronchetti In the biotech cluster of Mirandola, in the province of Modena, devastation has given way to innovation. The destruction of nearly two-thirds of the area's businesses brought on by an earthquake nearly three years ago was followed by an aggressive reconstruction effort that's catapulted the biggest groups back onto th...
READ MORE"Grana Padano Riserva si è aggiudicato la medaglia d'oro nella categoria 'formaggi duri italiani' all'International Cheese Award di Nantwich, una sorta di Oscar dei formaggi che si svolge ogni anno in Inghilterra. Per tutti noi si tratta di un'ottima notizia che conferma l'eccellenza del nostro formaggio, sempre più simbolo del made in Italy di qua...
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