The Biohazard Symbol: Meaning, History & Inspiration
What comes to mind when you see the Biohazard symbol?
You have certainly seen it many times and now cannot remember where, but you would do well to keep it in mind.
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The Rod of Asclepius and Caduceus: Two Ancient Symbols
The Rod of Asclepius is an ancient Greek symbol associated with medicine, consisting of a serpent coiled around a rod. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Asclepius was the god of medicine and healing. His daughters are Hygieia (goddess of cleanliness), Iaso (goddess of recuperation from illness), Aceso (goddess of the healing process), Aglea (the…
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Inferno by Dan Brown
Inferno is a 2013 mystery/thriller novel by American writer Dan Brown and the fourth book in his Robert Langdon series, following Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, and The Lost Symbol. The book was released by Doubleday on May 14, 2013. It was number one on the New York Times Best Seller list for…
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Little Wine Windows around Florence
Have you ever noticed those small little windows indented into the walls of the old palazzi in Florence? Miniature copies of their full size counterparts, the main entrances to each palazzo, are made of solid wood, are sometimes decorated with carvings or iron studs, and even have their own little knocker.
Known as bucchette del vino, they come complete with jambs and Romanesque or Gothic style arches hewn in the local stone.
The Official Inferno Movie Trailer
Inferno, the Ron Howard film based on the novel by Dan Brown, is projected to hit USA cinemas in October 2016. The shooting of the film, which includes actors the likes of Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, took place in Florence, Italy, at Palazzo Vecchio, the Uffizi Gallery, Piazza della Signoria, and in the city center, as well as in Venice, the city that plays another key role in the novel.
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Botticini’s Palmieri Altarpiece and the exhibit at London’s National Gallery
Botticini‘s vast altarpiece “Assumption of the Virgin” is a painting undertaken in tempera on a wood panel by the Early Renaissance Italian painter Francesco Botticini. It was originally installed in the church of San Pier Maggiore in Florence in 1477. The altarpiece remained there until 1784, when the church was demolished. It was then purchased by the National Gallery in the 1880s, but hasn’t been put on display for many years. During the past months, it has been the subject of the exhibition “Visions of Paradise: Botticini’s Palmieri Altarpiece” at London’s National Gallery
Details![Composition, 1955. Di Willem de Kooning [Da Kandinsky a Pollock, Palazzo Strozzi]](https://www.florenceinferno.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pollock.jpg "Composition, 1955. Di Willem de Kooning [Da Kandinsky a Pollock, Palazzo Strozzi]")
From Kandinsky to Pollock at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
Palazzo Strozzi, located in Florence, the city of the Renaissance and of the poet Dante Alighieri, is currently hosting a major exhibition showcasing over one hundred works of European and American art from the 1920s to the 1960s. These works of art serve as a narrative that reconstructs relationships and ties between the museums of two American collectors, Solomon R. Guggenheim and his niece Peggy Guggenheim, which are located in New York City and Venice, respectively.
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The Marzocco, a Symbol of Florence
Statues of lions have been seen around Florence since the Middle Ages, and today you can spot them just about anywhere. Although they constitute a symbol of power all over the world, they hold a particular connection to Florence, the city in which Dan Brown’s Inferno is set.
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