Christmas lights and decorations in Florence

In Piazza Duomo the Christmas Tree and the Nativity

La Rinascente Store in Piazza della Repubblica

Eredi Chiarini in via Roma

Cellini's bronze sculpture of Perseus with the head of Medusa after the last  restoration

10 years of Artemisia

Atelier Borgo San Jacopo 11, Via Ramaglianti 2

Today is a special day, it is the tenth anniversary of the inauguration of my atelier Artemisia Restauro.

It was just 9 September 2003!

I share these pictures of my atelier from the first in a little store inside Palazzo Pucci near to the Duomo where began this adventure to 88R Via Romana, to Piazza San Felice up to the present site in the Borgo San Jacopo 11, via Ramaglianti 2, site of the old synagogue in Florence.

I thank all the people who believed in my work and who continue to support me.

We're a little crazy and we continue to believe that it is possible to have an art studio in the historic center of Florence.

Oggi è un giorno speciale, è il decimo anniversario dell'inaugurazione della mia bottega Artemisia Restauro. 

Era proprio il 9 settembre 2003!

Condivido queste immagini del mio atelier dal primo in un piccolissimo fondo dentro Palazzo Pucci vicissimo al Duomo in cui è iniziata questa avventura, passando per via Romana 88R, Piazza San Felice fino alla attuale sede i Borgo San Jacopo 11, via Ramaglianti 2, sede dell'antica sinagoga di Firenze.

Ringrazio tutte le persone che hanno creduto nel mio lavoro e che continuano a sostenermi.

Siamo un po folli e continuamo a credere che sia possibile avere una bottega d'arte nel centro storico di Firenze.

The window in Via dei Pucci 4

Palazzo Pucci, the atelier was inside on the rigth

Via Romana 88R

Via Romana, the workshop

Piazza San Felice 1R the window

Piazza San Felice

Piazza San Felice the painted ceiling

Panel paintings and frescoes in a art Saturday

diptych attributed to the painter from Lucca Bonaventura
Berlinghieri, half of the thirteenth century
Photo Wikimedia Commons

Croce 432 anonymous painter of Pisa,
last quarter of the twelfth centuryPhoto Wikimedia Commons

Croce 434 anonymous Florentine painter,
middle of the thirteenth centuryPhoto Wikimedia Commons

Having finally free time after weeks of intense work, I took a walk in the historic center. At the end of the morning I visited the exhibition of the three oldest paintings in the Uffizi just restored and on display in the church of San Pier Scheraggio until March 29 (the entrance is free and in the first portal to the left in the loggia of the Uffizi). I share photos of the paintings before restoration but here you can see a gallery of photos after the restoration.

In the afternoon, passing through the narrow streets of the city near the Casa di Dante I visited the Oratory of San Martino seat of the Company of Buonomini, a benefit company founded in 1441. The interior is richly decorated with frescoes in the lunettes, attributed by some to the workshop of Ghirlandaio but for others to Francesco d'Antonio del Chierico. On the altar a wooden sculpture painted of St. Anthony attributed to Verrocchio. To the right of the door the hole for alms unfortunately with a "graffito".

Photo Wikimedia Commons

Ancient tecjniques

Last Saturday, thanks to Alessia of guidedtoursofflorence was organized a lecture on ancient techniques in my studio; fresco, egg tempera, oil, gilding and a few basic notions on the restoration of works of art for eleven licensed tourist guides of Florence.

Here's the post that Francesca of Fantastic Florence wrote and some pictures of this afternoon we spent together.

Illuminations for Getty Museum Store

On the occasion of the exhibition Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance , the Getty Museum ordered me a series of illuminations on parchment for sale in their store. These are images of subjects chosen and some works in progress. 

They are made in egg tempera with real lapislazuli and gold leaf on parchment. 

In the last images I show a illumination before leaving my atelier.

In occasione della mostra Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance il Getty Museum mi ha ordinato una serie di miniature su pergamena per la vendita nel loro negozio. 

Queste sono le immagini dei soggetti scelti e alcune fasi di lavorazione. Sono realizzate a tempera a uovo con vero lapislazzuli e foglia oro su pergamena. 

Nell'ultima immagine mostro una delle miniature prima della partenza dal mio atelier.

Plaster casts from the door of sacristy in Santa Maria Del Fiore

Two plaster casts copy from the door of the new sacresty "delle Messe" by Luca Della Robbia in Santa Maria del Fiore. Here two photos of the original door with the locations of the heads in red.

The last month I visited the interior of the sacristy a real masterpiece of art of wood intarsia (you have to call and take an appointment in the Opera del Duomo). Unfortunately it was not allowed to take pictures, then you can see some pictures in this website http://www.atlantedellarteitaliana.it/artwork-258.html

More photos but in black and white in this book in the Project Guenberg at this link http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30215/30215-h/30215-h.htm

 

Painted ceilings restoration

Preliminary photos for the restoration of 3 painted ceilings in the historic center of Florence.

Foto preliminari per il restauro di 3 soffitti dipinti nel centro storico di Firenze.