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Museo degli Innocenti: Entrepreneurs Who Donated Beauty Even to the Most Humble

The silk makers were well travelled business people, but they were also conscious of their responsibilities and believed that the poor, in this case the abandoned children, had as much right to beauty as others. They entrusted the responsibility for the construction of the institution to Filippo Brunelleschi. It would be as if today the Italian Merchants Association, la Confindustria, entrusted a project for the welcoming of migrants to Renzo Piano.

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Evolving Perspectives on America and the World During Study Abroad

I believe that contemplating the U.S from an ocean away allowed me to make more logical conclusions about my homeland and how I felt about it. Prime Minister Renzi’s resignation, which came just one month after the election of Trump, set the stage for a surge of populism in Italy and also allowed me to consider the Trump phenomenon from a broader, world perspective. This was fundamental to my understanding of American politics in the global context

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Verrocchio, the Sculptor, the Painter and the Master of Leonardo

In spite of Vasari’s admiration and Verrocchio’s importance as a teacher, up-to-now there has never been an exhibition devoted to him. The event in the Palazzo Strozzi and the Museo Bargello aims to bring valuable insight into the early influence of Florence and of Verrocchio and his workshop on Leonardo’s oeuvre (seven on display here). The National Gallery in Washington D.C. will host a smaller, especially curated version, of the show from 29 September 2019 to 2 February 2020.

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Two American Students Allege Rape by Carabinieri in Florence

Italian military police is under investigation after two American girls reported being raped by two officers after a ride home from a nightclub. My friend had already left in a cab when “the officers offered them a ride”, she said, referring to the victims of the attack. There has yet been no conviction for the two men under investigation, but it is still clear that for a long while neither I, nor any of my friends, will be accepting rides from Carabinieri.

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