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#26 "How to Live, Love & Eat the Italian Way Wherever You Are with the Bella Figura"
Conversation with Kamin Mohammadi and Danila Di Croce I am delighted to invite you to the 26th edition of "Paola's Studiolo" with two...

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Sep 21, 20212 min read


#25 Riccardo Bisazza in Conversation with Paola Vojnovic
Friday, September 17, 2021 Join me live from Venice in a special behind the scenes visit to Orsoni Venezia 1888, the last historical...

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Sep 14, 20211 min read


#24 Conversation with Gert Jan van der Sman
Lorenzo and Giovanna: Timeless Art and Fleeting Lives in Renaissance Florence July 10th 2022 The recording of this session is available...

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Jul 5, 20211 min read


#23 Conversation with David and Ann Wilkins
"Rewriting the Renaissance Art History” July 3rd, 2021 The recording of this session is available for $10. In 1993, after the death of...

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Jul 2, 20212 min read


#22 Conversation with Ross King
“The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance” June 5, 2021 The recording of this session is...

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May 29, 20212 min read


#21 Coming to America: Renaissance Art in the USA - With Jeremy Boudreau
Saturday, May 29, 2021 The recording of this session is available for $10. Join us on a virtual across-country meander in pursuit of...

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May 22, 20211 min read


#20 Conversation with Kathy McCabe
“Dream of Italy: Travel, Transform and Thrive” May 22, 2021 No one knows Italy better than the award-winning journalist, TV host, and a...

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May 15, 20211 min read


#19 Conversation with Gary Radke - Rome’s Two Michelangelos
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) and Michelangelo Merisi (15??-1606? known today by the name of his hometown, Caravaggio) May 15, 2021...

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May 8, 20211 min read


#18 Michelangelo, God’s Architect
Conversation with William E. Wallace May 8, 2021 The recording of this session is available for $10. At age 71, Michelangelo Buonarroti,...

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May 1, 20212 min read


#17 A Life of Words: Editing Florence
Interview with Helen Farrell, editor in chief of The Florentine May 1, 2021 No one knows Florence better than editor in chief of The...

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Apr 28, 20211 min read


#16 The Cultural Heritage of Europe & the Heroes who Saved it During WWII
Interview with Anna Bottinelli Saturday, April 24, 2021 This was a live event only. No recording available. I loved talking to Anna...

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Apr 19, 20211 min read


#15 The Medici and the Jews, Cosimo I and the Florentine Ghetto (1569-1570):
Genesis & History of an Early Modern Italian Ghetto ~ A Conversation with Dr. Piergabriele Mancuso Sunday, April 18, 2021 The recording...

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Apr 10, 20212 min read


#14 S. LLOYD NATOF: Reading Wright
An Exploration of the Design Principles that Organize and Animate the Work of Frank Lloyd Wright Friday, April 9, 2021 The recording of...

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Apr 3, 20211 min read


#13 Honoring the 150th Anniversary of The Met
Interview with the Co-Curators of "Art for the Community: The Met's Circulating Textile Exhibitions, 1933-1942" Saturday, March 13, 2021 ...

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Mar 8, 20212 min read


#12 DELLA ROBBIA SCULPTURE - A RENAISSANCE "INVENTION": Conversation with Marietta Cambareri
Saturday, February 27, 2021 It was an absolute delight to welcome Marietta Cambareri, Senior Curator of European Sculpture and Phillips...

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Feb 21, 20211 min read


#11 GIACOMO CASANOVA AND HIS VENICE: Conversation with Carlo Parodi
Saturday, February 6, 2021 This event honors Venice Carnevale which this year is celebrated from Feb 6th - 16th. Carlo Parodi, Italian...

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Jan 30, 20210 min read


#10 PRESERVING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF FLORENCE: A conversation with Simonetta Brandolini d'Adda
Saturday, January 23, 2021 In this interview with Countess Simonetta Brandolini d’Adda, president of Friends of Florence, we discussed...

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Jan 19, 20211 min read


#09 SPLENDIDLY SIGNIFICANT Creating, Restoring and Displaying Lorenzo Ghiberti’s 'Gates of Paradise'
A conversation with Gary Radke Saturday, January 9, 2021 This conversation and slide show traced the history of Lorenzo Ghiberti’s famous...

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Dec 30, 20201 min read


#08 "In Company of the Magi" with Cristina Acidini
Saturday, December 19, 2020 I am delighted and honored to welcome one of my favorite art historians for this very special Holiday Event!...

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Dec 14, 20201 min read
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