- The simbology of the Rotunda of Saint Thomas
A nice tree-lined avenue leads to the Rotunda of Saint Thomas. The pavement is slightly covered by a mantle of leaves and fronds, whose colours…
- Giorgione, the mystery behind the Tempest
A thunderbolt shakes the sky suddenly. The sparkling lightning insinuates itself among the threatening clouds that have an unusual, almost surreal colour. It is a…
- Is the Salvator Mundi a real masterpiece by Leonardo?
That Renaissance genius of Leonardo da Vinci has given to humanity immortal art masterpieces, for all his life. They embed an exceptional multitude of mysteries,…
- The Comacine Masters and the symbolic art in Como
Among the maestosity of the Alpes and the slow flowing waters of the Como Lake, near the Manzoni streets described in the Promessi Sposi, there…
- Magic Numbers: the Golden Ratio
Geometry has two big treasures: one is the Pythagoream theorem; the other is the division of a segment according to the medium and extreme ratio.…
- The Palatine Tables of Metaponto
On the right shore of the Bradano river, inside the archaeological area of Metaponto, there are the remains of ancient columns. These seem to overcome…
- Florence, history and mysteries
ย In a large basin, enclosed by the enchanting hills and cradled by the silent pace of the Arno, there is the beautiful city of…
- The symbology of the lion
From the beginnings of civilization the lion and its symbolism have always aroused fascination and disquiet, due to the majesty and wildness of the animal.…
- The rock carvings of the Val Camonica
Since his appearance the Homo sapiens has engraved important historical and symbolic evidences on the rock. They are known as rock carvings or petroglyphs, which…
- The Romanesque in Emilia and its protagonists
During the 11th and 12th century Europe faced a process of political, social and artistic renovation. In this period the feudalism and the communes originated,…
- The last day of Lucius Vetutius Placidus in Pompeii
On the slopes of the Mount Vesuvius, in the quiet city of Pompeii, Indagini e Misteri tells the chronicle of a dramatic day. The life…
- A journey into the past in the ancient Poseidonia
Visiting the Archaeological Park of Paestum means travelling back in history. The site contains, as in a gap of a universe suspended in time, millennia…
A nice tree-lined avenue leads to the Rotunda of Saint Thomas. The pavement is slightly covered by a mantle of leaves and fronds, whose colours…
