WTI Magazine #60    2015 May, 15Author : Giuseppe Verde      Translation by:   An absolute genius for the whole human history, a representation of the greatness of the human mind, one of the greatest representatives of the Italian Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci is the symbol of versatility, knowledge and curiosity, always looking for extraordi...

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2015 - Sunday, April 05, 2015 Venue: Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, VA Organized by: Muscarelle Museum of Art   Organized by the Muscarelle Museum of Art, this unprecedented selection of more than twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo from Italian museums is the first e...

When Vesalius started his life journey five hundred years ago, Leonardo Da Vinci's own journey into the human body was symbolically coming to an end. Denounced by a German collaborator for necromancy, he would eventually be barred by the Church from even entering the Ospedale di Santo Spirito under accusations of "heresy and cynical dissection of c...

A multimedia presentation that will allow visitors to virtually leaf through the pages of Leonardo's da Vinci's Codex on the Flight of Birds on computer devices. Visitors will learn that centuries before flying machines were invented, the seeds of ideas that would lead to powered flight germinated in the mind of da Vinci.   According to Pete...

Leonardo da Vinci created masterpieces of art and sculpture. Equally remarkable, his aggregate achievements in engineering, mathematics, anatomy, geology, physics, music, military technology, aeronautics, and a wide range of other fields, not only stood without peer in his own time, but were strikingly prescient for the distant future.   He...

  WTI Magazine #74    2015 December 11Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   I am looking forward to discussing this topic while continuing the conversation based on the famous line already mentioned [See Part 1 and Part 2 in the previous editions of the magazine]("A people made of artists, poets, saints, philosophers, scientists an...

One of the most important events of the year for all those who share a passion for Italy and the Italian language is coming up on Thursday, December 17, 2015, from 6:30 pm at the ACT Strand Theater (1127 Market St. San Francisco). Renowned Italian director and actor, Massimiliano Finazzer Flory will bring Leonardo da Vinci to life again on stage in...

2013 is over. But "The year of Italian Culture," a public relations effort by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has not yet run its course.   The program brought a number of artistic treasures to the United States in 2013, including "Boxer at Rest," the superb ancient bronze figure exhibited at the Met this past Spring. And some exhib...

The World Premiere of DaVinci & Michelangelo: Titans Side by Side Original Museum Theatre Performance will make its debut at the Glitter Dome Event Center in the RINO Arts District of Denver, CO beginning with an evening performance on November 27th, 2015 at 7:30pm and playing selected matinee and evening performance through December until New...

US debut of this one-act play by and with Massimiliano Finazzer, introduced by Michela Lucenti's dance choreographies inspired by the famous "Vitruvian Man". The performance will arrive in California in the fall.   Performed in Italian language with English subtitles. Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - Hour...