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Sunday Riley: the woman behind the beauty brand - The Florentine
Jan 19, 2023 · Now the entrepreneur divides her time between Houston, where her business and family are based, and Florence, while the farm undergoes extensive renovation work.Powered by science, balanced by botanicals is the tagline for Sunday Riley’s beauty products. As we chat, it becomes increasingly clear that Sunday has an innate blend of analysis and instinct.
Michelangelo’s tomb: five fun facts you probably didn’t know
Oct 12, 2017 · When Michelangelo died on February 18, 1564, he was initially laid to rest in the SS. Apostoli church in Rome. However, when Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici heard about this development, he declared that since he was not able to employ Michelangelo and honour him in Florence during his life, he would honour him in death with a …
The Duomo clock - The Florentine
Mar 3, 2016 · The clock has only one hand, running anti-clockwise from the Roman numeral XXIIII at the bottom, which does not indicate midnight. The clock, in fact, registers the ora italica (‘Italian time’), also known as Bohemian time or Julian time, after Julius Caesar’s 46 CE calendar, which began at sunset and ended at sunset. In the cathedral, the …
The origins of Tombola | The Florentine
Nov 30, 2017 · After deciding on what is frequently a token price for each card, the players buy the one they want whilst one of them purchases the “cartellone” and becomes the croupier who will shake the bag or basket, extract the “tombolini” and call out the numbers.
Vespasiano da Bisticci - The Florentine
Jul 1, 2016 · The most important man in Florence walked into a shop on the corner of via del Proconsolo and via de’ Pandolfini. The shopkeeper was keen to show him his wares, but the man’s request was not an ordinary one: “I would like your recommendation on how to …
Crostini: five gourmet toppings | The Florentine
Feb 1, 2017 · Buffalo ricotta, broccoli rabe and truffle honey. I suggest using pane napoletano, salted and tastier than Tuscan bread.(Pane napoletano is not the easiest bread to find—join me for Curious Appetite’s Food Lover’s Crawl to seek out this and all the best ingredients in Florence!)Lightly toast bread slices, set a small layer of cooked cime di rapa (broccoli rabe) on top, spread with a ...
The Italian Risorgimento: A timeline | The Florentine
Mar 10, 2011 · The process of Italian unification was the result of nearly 60 years of events, daring action and revolutionary ideas. Here is a timeline of the key moments leading to and sealing Italy’s unification.
The Three Pietàs of Michelangelo exhibition | The Florentine
Feb 23, 2022 · For the first time, the three Pietàs (image of the Virgin Mary mourning the dead body of Christ) by Michelangelo are on display together in the Tribune Room at the Opera del Duomo Museum (piazza Duomo 9).The Three Pietàs of Michelangelo: No one thinks of how much blood it costs will be visitable from February 24 to August 1, 2022, opening to the public on the occasion of the ‘Mediterranean ...
Trattoria Sergio Gozzi - The Florentine
Oct 27, 2011 · Trattoria Gozzi, known by locals simply as ‘Da Sergio,’ has been serving traditional Tuscan fare since 1915. This is a place where the potatoes are peeled and sliced fresh daily, where the same locals eat lunch every day, and where fourth-generation Gozzi brothers, Andrea and Alessandro, run the entire show, the former from …