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Como’s Sepulchral Art – The City of the Dead
Como’s Monumental Cemetery, the city of the dead, reflects the city of the living – particularly of its art and architecture. As such, it is well worth a visit since no other location brings together in one defined space the city’s disparate artistic traditions and architectural styles from over the last two centuries. Continue reading
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Tagged Agliati, aldo galli, Art, cemetery, Culture, Eli Riva, Enrico Rusconi, Frigerio, Giuliano Collina, History, Marchini, Odescalchi, religious art, Religious symbols, sacred art, sculpture, Somaini, Tavani, Terragni, tourism, travel
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The Como Group of Artists – ‘Astrattisti Comaschi’
The Como Group of Artists – ‘Astrattisti Comaschi’. How come a group of Como-based artists established themselves at the forefront of the abstract art movement in Italy and Europe in the 1930s? Continue reading
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Tagged abstract art, aldo galli, alvaro molteni, Art, astrattisti comaschi, carla badiali, galleria il milione, manlio rho, mario radice, Museo della Seta, ratti, silk, textile design
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The Como Companion 