The Palatine Chapel

March 15, 2021Art
The Palatine Chapel

Nested in the Norman palace in Palermo there’s a chapel decorated with mosaic of unparalleled elegance. But wait, there’s more, much more. This small 32-meter-long church built in 1132, combines harmoniously a variety of styles: the Norman architecture and door decor, the Arabic arches and ceiling designs and script adorning the roof, the Byzantine dome … Read More

The portrait on the back of a metro ticket

March 15, 2021Art
The portrait on the back of a metro ticket

Bam! That blue, the orange, the green, the red, and the black turning in to… maroon. Almost too much. It happened in Florence, when wandering around without a specific destination that all of a sudden I got hit by a screaming combination of colors. The poster on the wall was promoting Joan Miró exhibition in … Read More