Considerations on literature, philosophy ... To be read in never more than 5 minutes Considerazioni su letteratura, filosofia ... da leggere in mai più di 5 minuti
16 Apr 2025 4 minute read 0 comments Fortunato Verduci
The Van Gogh brothers' woman To whom does Vincent van Gogh owe his (posthumous) success? Instant spoiler: to Mrs Van Gogh! But the good Dutch painter was not married ... The Van Gogh brothers' woman We all, more or less, know the story of Vincent va...
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link to english version: The horns of Moses È impossibile non notarlo, e ce lo siamo chiesto tutti: perché Mosè è cornuto? Non nel senso gergale del termine che si usa in Italia, ma Mosè – sì, quello barbuto scolpito da Michelangelo attorno al 1514...
27 Jun 2024 4 minute read 3 comments Fortunato Verduci
It is impossible not to notice, and we have all wondered: why is Moses horned? Not in the slang sense of the term that we use in Italy, but Moses - yes, the bearded one sculpted by Michelangelo around 1514 - sports a nice pair of horns on his head. S...
29 Jun 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Fortunato Verduci
Image from https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chapelle_sixtine2.jpg It is one of the most well-known frescoes in the world, one of the reasons why the Italian Renaissance is mentioned in art history texts, one of the main tourist destinations in t...
13 Jun 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Fortunato Verduci
Immagine tratta da https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chapelle_sixtine2.jpg Link to english version: https://www.publish0x.com/in-5-minuti-considerazioni-su-letteratura-filos/michelangelos-hidden-judgment-xgjxdey È uno degli affreschi più conosc...
6 Oct 2022 3 minute read 1 comment Fortunato Verduci
Parmigianino - Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Bilddatenbank Saulo frattanto, sempre fremente minaccia e strage contro i discepoli del Signore, si presentò al sommo sacerdote e gli chiese lettere per le sinagoghe...
30 Sep 2022 3 minute read 0 comments Fortunato Verduci
Parmigianino - Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Bilddatenbank Saul meanwhile, ever quivering in threat and slaughter against the Lord's disciples, presented himself to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues of Damascus in order...
29 Aug 2022 5 minute read 0 comments Fortunato Verduci
Link to English version La produzione di testi storici relativa ai templari, nei loro diversi aspetti, è praticamente sconfinata. Per questo articolo faremo riferimento a due testi in particolare, “Vie et mort de l’ordre du temple”, scritto da Alain...
26 Aug 2022 5 minute read 0 comments Fortunato Verduci
The production of historical texts related to the Templars, in their various aspects, is practically boundless. For this article we will refer to two texts in particular, "Vie et mort de l'ordre du temple," written by Alain Demurger in 1998, in...
25 Jul 2022 4 minute read 0 comments Fortunato Verduci
link to english version La lettera a Francesco Vettori è una missiva, datata 10 dicembre 1513, inviata da Niccolò Machiavelli all’amico Francesco Vettori, ambasciatore fiorentino a Roma presso papa Leone X. Image from Wikipedia - licensed under the...
