by Mereasy | Jan 18, 2020 | Art, Caravaggio, History, Mereasy, Michelangelo Merisi, Stories
Reading Time: 4 minutes Devious and Violent Killer, or Victim of his Times?Caravaggio’s myth has been fuelled over the centuries by his legendary life tinged with mystery and death, but also by immortal works of art of extraordinary beauty. But who was he really? Who...
by Mereasy | Oct 11, 2019 | Exhibitions, History, London, Museums, archaeology
Reading Time: 6 minutes The British Museum puts mythology on stage, with an exhibition that takes us back to the origins of the western world, to the age of Gods and Heroes From November 20th to March 8th in the prestigious London museum, this event has all the cards...
by Mereasy | Sep 1, 2019 | Art, Croatia, Gothic Art, History, Places, Tourism, Travel
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the middle of Istria stands the church of St. Mary of Skriljine, once a Benedictine monastery, now cemetery church of the small village of Beram. The church location is difficult to find, reason why it is almost unreachable if not...
by Mereasy | Aug 25, 2019 | Art, Croatia, History, Places, Tourism, Travel, archaeology
Reading Time: 4 minutes Journey through the history of the Croatian language between painting and sculptureThis is the smallest city in the world. Despite counting only 20 inhabitants and having an area of 1.1583 square miles, It has a surprisingly solid urban...
by Mereasy | Jul 26, 2018 | History, Italy, Mereasy, Photography, Robert Capa, Stories
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Real Hotel dei Poveri of Palermo will be hosting the “Robert Capa Retrospective” until September 9th, a photographic exhibition dedicated to the famous war reporter.Co-founder of the Magnum Photos agency, which started in 1947 thanks to an...
by Mereasy | Apr 30, 2018 | Art, Culture, Exhibitions, History, Italy, John Ruskin, Mereasy, Places, Romanticism, Stories, Venice
Reading Time: 4 minutes Having endured for centuries, steadfast upon the city that rises from the sea, St. Mark’s Basilica, the eternal symbol of Venice, almost saw an ugly end in the 1870s, at the hands of those who wanted to save her.Restoration work, which the...