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Learning the Art of Antiques Restoration in Florence

The art of antiques restoration consists in restoring an antique or work of art to a like-new condition. There is a lot of difference between restoring and repairing. Functionality may be achieved by a repair, but restoring an item is a proper form of art. Restorers...

2016 Summer Promo: Online Italian Course

ONLINE ITALIAN COURSE FOR TRAVELERS: This summer you have a special promotion for an Italian language course designed for travelers by Aulaitalia academy. The online course has a duration of approximately 15 hours and is built in 7 units and one class by Skype. You...

History of Portrait Painting in 4 minutes

Here is a beautiful video by Art Historian Dr. Raichel Le Goff, who presents a slideshow of portraits from Pisanello to Freud in about 4 minutes. The video starts with the individual paintings featuring “the profile” in the 1400s, like the works by Pisanello. Then, in...