Episode 113: A Florentine Cafe & Musings on Women and Art in Italy
The Last Supper - Plautilla Nelli c.1560, Santa Maria Novella, Firenze
Today I share some beautiful moments in Bologna and Florence while sitting at a cafe close to Mercato Centrale in the centro storico of Firenze. Exploring art and culture was at the forefront of my experience in Italy on this recent travel adventure and there is no doubt there are many moving parts on this journey of mine. I discover much more than I expect seeing Tracey Emin at the Palazzo Strozzi and the restored artwork of Plautilla Nelli - The Last Supper c.1560 at the Santa Maria Novella.
I mention the Strozzi Gallery and seeing Tracey Emin Sex and Solitude and The Time for Women exhibition that are currently showing in Florence, yet would also like to add while in Milan I went to I am Leonor Fini at the Palazzo Reale and loved her work and the beauty of her rich artist life in Italy and France. It came as quite a surprise to see such a femme de force of art after perusing the NovoCento in Milan, a wonderful museum of 20th and 21st Century modern art, yet certainly I noticed that 99 percent of the work was the art of men, a legacy that obviously reflects something more pertinent to art history and Italian culture. These observations left me pondering the times and the culture of art in Italy and perhaps my own experience as a woman forging ahead in difficult times in the 21st Century.
Palazzo Strozzi - Florence, Italy
The beauty of Tracey Emin in Italy at the Palazzo Strozzi
"Solitude is a place I like to go" - Tracey Emin
This is me - bloody ecstatic to see that Tracey Emin is in the building!! Palazzo Strozzi 2025 Florence, Italy
Sitting at Carro Matto Wine Bar while reading the pink book from the Tracey Emin Exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi Florence, a Tuscan moment like no other...
A perfect lunch in Firenze at Osteria del Porcellino
My favourite painting at the Santa Maria Novella in Florence - on the left when you walk inside! Annunciation, Neri di Bicci, 1455
Bologna Pinacoteca - Antonio & Bartolomeo Viviarini
The beauty of medieval Bologna
Bura delle Campane in Bologna - the restaurant I mention in the podcast
Waiting for tagliatelle al ragu in Bologna after a beautiful day of exploring....