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Casina delle Civette in Villa Torlonia

Jóhann Jóhannsson, The Rocket Builder I took these pictures on April, during the exhibition “The art of cast iron in the XIX and XX centuries” open until 25th September. This exhibition is the first of its kind in Europe and documents the use…

Venaria Reale

Antonio Vivaldi, L’estro Armonico Last week I’ve been in Turin and I spent the entire sunday visiting Venaria, one of the royal residences of Savoy and one of the largest royal residences in the world, comparable in size and structures…

Kunstkammer Georg Laue

Georg Laue is a very passionate collector and art historian, specialized in amber, who has been always fascinated by Renaissance Kunstkammer and Wunderkammer, since he was working with his father’s antiques business. In 1997 he decided to open his own…

On a sunny day in June

Analog pictures taken on a sunny day in June I was walking along Quirinal Palace and Piazza della Repubblica, except the last one (booklet of Erotica album I currently listening to).

The Mermaid

J. W. Waterhouse, A Mermaid 1982-1900 “Who would be A mermaid fair, Singing alone, Combing her hair Under the sea In a golden curl With a comb of pearl On a throne?” Lord A. Tennyson, The Mermaid 1883 . Mermaids appeared for…