The Production of the Self: Conversations about Marisa Merz
Organized in conjunction with the dedicated artist room at the Philadelphia Museum of Art this series of online conversations will focus on the work of pioneering Italian artist Marisa Merz (1926-2019). Join us as international scholars and curators pay homage to Merz’s life and legacy and meditate on aspects of the artist’s practice that are […]
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Titian, the ‘Raphael’ of Venice
In this seminar, organized by the ICI of Toronto, part of the #Raffaello500 series, prof. Giorgio Tagliaferro will discuss how Titian and Raphael, who arguably never met, although in different cultural contexts and under different circumstances, developed somewhat and at the same time, similar innovative techniques and pictorial representations in order to engage the viewers in […]
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Ravenna Festival – Dante’s Celebrations
On September 5 and 13 the city of Ravenna will host a series of events on the occasion of the upcoming 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri. The events can be viewed in live streaming on the page www.ravennafestival.live/live-stream. On September 5, at the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, the […]
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“The Lying Life of Adults” by Elena Ferrante – Book launch
THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS, Elena Ferrante’s first novel in five years, is out on September 1st, and you can pre-order the book at Rizzoli. Launch event in collaboration with the Center for Fiction The Lying Life of Adults is the first novel in five years from Elena Ferrante, author of the bestselling and […]
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On the Footsteps of the Genius: Raphael and Paolo Veronese
In this lecture, part of the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of Raffaello Sanzio’s death –#Raffaello500– Thomas dalla Costa, Harry M. Weinrebe Curatorial Fellow National Gallery, London, will highlight and discuss the numerous similarities between Paolo Veronese and Raphael, not only in terms of style and composition, but also in visual eloquence, graphic intelligence, and […]
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Cinema Sotto le Stelle – Movies under the Stars
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere (Staten Island), with the support of the ICI, presents “Cinema Sotto le Stelle” – “Movies under the Stars”. This summer’s theme: celebrating 100 years of Alberto Sordi, the famous Italian actor who depicted Italy’s virtues and vices in more than 160 movies, and contributed to making Italian comedy […]
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Raphael’s Music: From Urbino to Rome – Webinar
Raphael’s Music: From Urbino to Rome, a lecture by Dr. Robert Kendrick, William Colvin Professor in Music, Romance Languages and Literatures, at the University of Chicago. Wednesday, July 29th at 6pm (CT) 7pm (ET) TO REGISTER CLICK HERE The event, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, and presented in collaboration with the network of […]
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Raphael: The Making of a Master
Raphael: The Making of a Master, a lecture by Davide Gasparotto, Senior Curator of Paintings, Getty Museum. Over the course of his short but unprecedented career, Raphael painted the image of the Virgin and Child many times and in different iterations. In this lecture, Davide Gasparotto illustrates how Raphael was able to infuse new life into […]
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“Dottoressa” – An American Doctor in Rome Book Presentation
A webinar with Susan Levenstein, author of “Dottoressa: An American Doctor in Rome”, in conversation with Alexander Stille. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Part memoir—starting with her epic quest for an Italian medical license—and part portrait of Italy from a unique point of view, “Dottoressa” is packed with vignettes that illuminate the national differences in character, […]
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Raffaello poeta, la complessità di un artista
“Raffaello as a Poet, the Complexity of an Artist”, a webinar by Stefano Jossa. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER The event will be moderated by Dario Brancato (Concordia University, Montreal). In this lecture, part of the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of Raffaello Sanzio’s death –#Raffaello500– Stefano Jossa will explore the interaction between Raphael’s poems and […]
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