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Tag Archives: Art
Lake Como and Leonardo’s ‘Mona Lisa’
Experts now claim that Leonardo Da Vinci set two of his best known paintings amongst the landmarks on Lake Como’s eastern leg by identifying the landscape depicted in the background of the ‘Mona Lisa’ and his ‘Virgin of the Rocks’. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, History, Itineraries, Lake, People, Uncategorized
Tagged Adda, Art, Azzone Visconti, canals, Como, Garlate, History, Le Grigne, lecco, Leonardo, leonardo-da-vinci, Mandello, milan, mona-lisa, Paris, Resegone, Vaprio D'Adda
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An American in Venice (via Como)
On April 18th Sonja Christoph and husband Alessandro left Como to travel by train to Venice for the day. This was just one of the many, and one of the shortest of journeys undertaken by Sonja in her moves from her native Florida USA to Como via Heidelberg, Munich and London. But perhaps, for all that, this was one of the more personally significant journeys taken until now – she was delivering her artwork entitled ‘Frames of Reference’ for display in the Venetian Biennale. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Events, People, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Biennale, Cameroon, Como, Culture, illustration, migrants, storytelling, Venice
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An Expatriate’s Life on Lake Como
Paul Wright and his wife Nicola moved from England to Lake Como over thirty years ago. They have faced various challenges and tribulations over this time but have never regretted making that move. Paul has recorded the couple’s experiences in a trilogy of books available on Amazon. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Lake, People, Places of interest
Tagged Argegno, Art, bureaucracy, Como, expatriates, Lake Como, Moltrasio, murals, Paul Wright, proloco
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Dolinski ‘Sui Muri’ of Como’s Villa del Grumello
Dolinski ‘Sui Muri’ of Como’s Villa del Grumello. A figurative art that appears abstract, a personal art that is universally accessible. Her subject matter has moved from the sky out of her window to walls and now on to the mountains above Como, Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Borgovico 33, Cornell, Culture, Debra Dolinski, Dolinski, Exhibitions, local artists, migrants, Movimento 22, Ossuccio
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Como’s Train Station, Witches and the Inquisition
Como’s Train Station, Witches and the Inquisition. Few travellers arriving at Como’s San Giovanni Station know they are on top of the remains of a monastery where innocent victims faced torture and being burnt at the stake. Continue reading
Posted in Art, crime, Culture, Folklore, History, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, churches, Folklore, Giubiana, Grissons, Inquisition, Odescalchi, religion, San Giovanni, Valtellina, witchcraft, witches
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Fairy Tales, Wanderlust and Landing in Como
Fairy Tales, Wanderlust and Landing in Como. An intro to the creative world of Sonja Christoph. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, People, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Christoph, expats, fairy doors, fairy tales, illustration, Kevin Fehling, MS Europa, sonja, The Globe, The Table, wanderlust
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Campo Urbano – Public Art in Como 1969
Campo Urbano – Public Art in Como 1969. How the generation of Como artists following on from the Astrattisti Comaschi continued to place Como in the vanguard of artistic developments. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Culture, Events, History, People, Uncategorized
Tagged abstractism, agitprop, Art, Campo Urbano, Casa Bini, Cinque Giornate, Francesco Somaini, Giuliano Collina, Ico Parisi, MAC, mario radice, Movimento Arte Concreta, public art, sculpture, Street art, Ugo La Pietra
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The Como Companion 