Mille Miglia – historic car event – passing through San Gemini this Sunday
May 18th , 2012 → 3:12 am @ Istruttore
Here’s a link to the YouTube spot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZZLNVsS-zI
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May 18th , 2012 → 3:12 am @ Istruttore
Here’s a link to the YouTube spot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZZLNVsS-zI
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May 18th , 2012 → 3:03 am @ Istruttore
Here’s a link to the San Gemini local tourist board – “Pro loco”. They have good information about getting about. Also, they frequently list events going on in town as well as other useful information about local sites: http://www.prosangemini.it/en/index.php
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March 23rd , 2012 → 1:12 am @ Istruttore
By Max Cardillo As part of the survey of the church of San Giovanni Battista, in San Gemini, we are doing an art and iconographic study. The most important and complete pieces of art are two canvases painted at the beginning of the 17th Century: one By Giovan Battista Manna in 1618, the Madona della [...]
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March 17th , 2012 → 2:02 pm @ Istruttore
Nikolas Vakalis Dormitio Virginis March 17, 2012 «Dormitio Virginis» is the Latin term for «Virgin Mary’s sleep», referring to the death of the Holy Virgin. It’s not a really common, yet very important, representation in Marian iconography: that of the Virgin Mary laying on her deathbed in the center of a composition depicting the [...]
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March 17th , 2012 → 10:37 am @ Istruttore
Max Cardillo March 17, 2012 The San Gemini Preservation Studies Program, now in its 14th year, is dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage and offers students the opportunity to study and travel in Italy. The courses offered are listed below: Building Restoration* (May 20th thru Jun 16th, 2012) • Introduction to Art and [...]
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March 17th , 2012 → 2:17 am @ Istruttore
Elena Gabriella Lorenzetti Looking at the world through ancient pottery March 17, 2012 Have you ever thought how much in everyday life has been handed down to us from the lifestyle of the Greeks and Romans? When I started to study ancient pottery, quite a long time ago (1993), every single piece of pottery interested [...]
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March 17th , 2012 → 1:35 am @ Istruttore
Elena Raimondi, Documentation in restoration, from paper to CAD March 15,2012 In the theory of conservation, even if reversibility is a fundamental requisite, when it comes to the facts – conservation work is often not reversible. With respect to documentation, it is a conservationist’s duty to record the artifact’s details and it’s restoration history. But, [...]
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March 11th , 2012 → 10:25 pm @ Istruttore
Archeological Pottery and Ceramics – Analysis and Conservation Intensive four week course and field project, Italy – May 20 to June 16 This year, like last, the San Gemini Preservation Studies Program will be offering a four week intensive course on Analysis and Conservation of Archeological Ceramics and Pottery. This summer will be the [...]
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February 28th , 2012 → 2:31 pm @ Istruttore
Nikos Vakalis, Athens, 2/21/2012 Restoration: Learning about an artist’s techniques The aim of restoration is the give to the ancient artifacts a chance to survive overtime, but restoration is also the opportunity to study materials, techniques, and even working habits of the artists. The close examination of an artifact, particularly when it concerns [...]
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February 21st , 2012 → 1:00 pm @ Istruttore
Konstantinos Choulis, Athens February 15, 2012 Book & Paper Conservator Assistant Professor: Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art Technological Educational Institute, Athens Our students enjoyed a very rich, last semester filled with events and extracurricular activities. We visited the Staikos’s collection of Greek incunabula and old printed books, guested in a [...]
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