"Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish."---Michelangelo
Day 10
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Florence |
From Piazzale Michelangelo
Did you know?
The following items were Italian inventions:
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Along the Way:
After leaving the Accademia we ran across an artist's workshop owned by the Scarpelli family. They were creating the most amazing landscapes using intricately cut pieces of semi precious stone. The process is called pietre dura. |
A Blast from the Past
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In hindsight: We wish we had bought one of the small landscapes at the Scarpelli Bottega d'Arte workshop. They were expensive but would have been a beautiful reminder of our visit to Florence. Another, "next time".
UPDATE: Fast forward to 2016--Haunted by those beautiful Pietra Dura stone paintings we left behind, we
contacted the Scarpelli workshop and through a long email exchange managed to order three small paintings. Katia Scarpelli sent us photos of several different scenes, asked what our budget was, and helped us pick out the three we liked the most. She was wonderful and so helpful. Our stunning little stone paintings arrived quickly and now have a prominent place in our home.
contacted the Scarpelli workshop and through a long email exchange managed to order three small paintings. Katia Scarpelli sent us photos of several different scenes, asked what our budget was, and helped us pick out the three we liked the most. She was wonderful and so helpful. Our stunning little stone paintings arrived quickly and now have a prominent place in our home.