FIFTH CENTURY – MOSAIC FROM LATERAN BAPTISTRY, ROME. Ecclesiastical costumes adopted lay garments such as the Dalmatic, decorated with clubs (on the right), and the Chasuble, a long sleeveless vestment gathered up on the arms ( on the left). Lay and clergy where nonetheless separated by some peculiar details. The …

V SECOLO – MUSAICO NEL BATTISTERO LATERANENSE, ROMA Il costume ecclesiastico adotta indumenti laici come la bianca dalmatica ornata di clavi (Santo a destra) e la casula, mantello chiuso che si panneggia sulle braccia (Santo a sinistra). Alcune particolarità distinguono purtuttavia gli ecclesiastici dai laici. Così i due Santi hanno …

Everybody probably knows Nick Cave, the ingenious singer, but there is, in the art scene, another homonymous,  who may be not so well known, but  is as talented and nearly of the same age . He’s an American artist of African origins, his deep roots reverberate through all his art, …

Probabilmente tutti conoscono Nick Cave, il geniale cantante, eppure esiste un altro omonimo, forse meno noto ma altrettanto talentuoso e quasi coetaneo, sulla scena dell’arte. Si tratta di un artista americano di origine africana, una radice profonda che riverbera in tutta la sua arte gioiosa, teatrale, tribale e danzante. Le …

THE FASHION SECTOR TAKES STOCK OF FINANCIAL CRISIS For the Italian fashion and textile sector the year 2009 has not been a happy year at all and has caused many difficulties to the firms in our Country. The year that is going to finish should close with a decrease of …