Category Archives: Italy

Cozens in Brixen*

Posted on 15/04/2012 by

I had already been toying with the idea of a series of alpine paintings accompanied by photos of the mountains which inspired them, when Paschberg sent me the link to this watercolor by the 18th century British artist John Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in art, history, Italy, lives of others, Mountains, nature, travel | 1 Comment

The Albrecht-Dürer-View, in Mösern

Posted on 10/04/2012 by

Do you remember the local theory that Pieter Breugel sketched out his “Hunters In The Snow” while sitting on the shady banks below Schloss Ambras, at Innsbruck? This is Albrecht Dürer’s Self-portrait at 26, which is hanging in the Museo … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Austria, history, Italy, lives of others, Mountains, travel | 2 Comments

Weekend Mountain Blogging: Stubaital

Posted on 01/04/2012 by

Pagans In Tirol: This cave, when rediscovered in 1976, held pottery from the La Tene era, the pottery being more specifically from 500-300 BC. This cave is presumed to have been a holy spring (Quellheiligtum) for the local residents. Whether … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, history, Innsbruck, Italy, Mountains, nature, travel | 6 Comments

Florence Opera In Financial Trouble

Posted on 27/03/2012 by

The first staged drama with singing, or opera as we know it, was Peri’s Dafne performed in Florence in 1597. You would think that opera in Florence and in Italy in general are pretty secure, wouldn’t you, it being the … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, current events, Italy, lives of others, opera, politics, theater

Way Better In (synchronized) German.

Posted on 18/03/2012 by

The other night on the arte channel, a documentary about the Italian actor Carlo Pedersoli, aka Bud Spencer. Now, this was an area of film history of which I have been almost completely unknowledgeable. “Spaghetti westerns” meant Sergio Leone to … Continue reading →

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