The Cathedral, built on the magnificent remains of the Greek temple of Athena, keeps what remains of a Renaissance polyptych depicting Saint Zosimo that experts now attribute to the renowned Sicilian artist
The man was immortalized on one of the light holders located in Piazza Università by the sculptors Mimì Maria Lazzaro and Domenico Tudisco “The man, who once was considered wise, went mad because of love” (Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto). Almost everyone focused on words like that during school time feeling love or hate...
The site, owned by a noble family from Catania, is one of the rare examples of Byzantine architecture in town. Together with the heir and owner Salvatore Bonajuto, we retraced the most significant moments of this place, from Bianca di Navarra’s concession to the studies on its dating Among the most fascinating places in...
The initiative, conceived by the photographer and journalist Dario Azzaro and the editor Marco Spampinato, is based on the principle that people are the beating heart of Sicily. Common people, from all social class and religions, portraited in black and white, remind us of the inestimable value of this land 497 faces, 497 gazes...
This artist from Palermo is always in search of new stimuli and carries out a multi-faceted activity, divided between his own production and the promotion of other talents through the association ManSourcing The most direct and sharp communication is often entrusted to the eyes. This statement is very true if you look at the...
According to those who were close to him at that time, Picasso had in mind the fresco Il Trionfo della Morte (The Triumph of Death), now preserved in Palazzo Abatellis (Palermo). An unexpected bond between the two masterpieces appears in the composition and portrayal of an imminent Death It is well known that great...
Marc Vinciguerra, currently participating in the 58th Art Exhibition of Venice with a monumental statue, told us about the genesis of his Triptych of The Religion of Atheism The new mystical race: here’s the title of the philosophical poem with which the artist Marc Vinciguerra, a Frenchman living in the States, presented his The...
We spoke with Vittorio Graziano, artistic director of the “Mediterraneum Collection”, about an innovative idea the cultural association “Mediterraneum” just had: they created an exhibition guiding visitors through the discovery of contemporary photography, thanks to the donations of many Italian and foreign artists. The conference is entitled “Author Photography in Sicily”and was held on...
Impressionism, the art movement that changed art history, arrived in Catania. An exhibition of oils on canvas, drawings, sculptures, photographs and pottery at Palazzo della Cultura, where you can discover artists’ “secret paths” and the origin of some of their masterpieces. Impressionists used to work en plein air, always trying to set that sense...
