The Medici family name is well known in Florence and throughout the world. The House of Medici was a banking family, a political dynasty, and later a royal house that began gaining prominence under Cosimo de’ Medici in the Republic of Florence during the late 14th century. The Medici produced four popes and two regent...

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Appreciating the art of Italy includes learning more about the music of Italy. Art, music, and literature inspire. The creative process: Incorporating music and writing. Every writer has a different writing style and specific preferences for how they go about the creative process. Some writers have particular rituals or habits they perform before or during...

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Sono prontissima per il 2023 Matta Spring Book Club! Anche tu? I’m super ready for the 2023 Matta Spring Book Club! Ho appena scritto la Reader Discussion Guide per la selezione del Spring Matta Book Club, “Non ho paura, di Niccolò Ammaniti.  I have just finished the Reader Discussion Guide for the Spring Matta Book...

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(To read this in Italian, visit the Studentessa Matta website) Verona has long been considered “the” city of love based on several literary traditions. Verona has long been considered “the” city of love based on several literary traditions. It is, after all, the fabled setting of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. There you will find...

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To read this article in Italian Click here Watch the Youtube Video in Italian Dreaming with eyes open or “Sognare ad occhi aperti” as the Italians call it is something Sophia, the protagonist of “Dreaming Sophia” shares with her mother. From a very early age, Sophia’s mother encourages her daughter to develop her imagination. Every...

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Last week I attended the Van Gogh Immersive Experience in Austin, Texas. The exhibit is live and going strong in many cities across the United States, Mexico, and Europe. There has been a lot of hype about this show, and it has become extremely popular. The “pop” hit of the post-Covid lockdown. I was excited...

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Celebrate like the Italians do! In Italian you say “facciamo festa!” In Italy there are so many festivals and celebrations… the Italians really know how to throw a party! Italian cities throughout Italy celebrate civil and religious festivals, historical re-enactments, local festivals, and events particularly linked to a city or country. If you love Italy,...

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“The Secret Life of Sofonisba—the most famous woman you’ve never heard of” is now published! I am happy to announce my fourth novel set in Italy has been published and is now available on Amazon in Print and Epub. Despite these uncertain times of Covid, writing a historical novel about Sofonisba Anguissola set in the...

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Are you looking for more ways to improve your Italian language listening comprehension skills? Would you like to learn more about art in Italy? Would you like to visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence but are prohibited from doing so because of the whole Covid-Quarantine-thing? Well, you are in luck my friend! Recently I discovered...

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I just finished up watching the third season of The Medici — Masters of Florence that is now available on Netflix. To read the article in Italian click here: Spoiler alert: Lorenzo de’ Medici – il magnificodies at the age of forty-three, and his wife Clarice dies at the age of thirty-eight! All kidding aside,...

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