Which collection can be rapresentative on World Earth Day?

On this World Earth Day it was not easy to choose in the collection of the Museum of Montelupo the decoration that can personally represent the relationship between the earth and people in the protection of the environment where we live. I want to intrigue you with the “Uccellino of the majolica of Montelupo”, a very simple and elegant design that could not miss in the houses of the Florentines, also proposed by Cantagalli and always current. One of the detail that was part of a decoration plate found in an excavation of the Montelupo furnaces: the painter proposes it...

Since 2011 it has been chosen as World Art Day on April 15th, the anniversary of the birth of Leonardo da Vinci, one of the most eclectic artists: painter, scientist, engineer, architect, set designer, mechanic, musician and writer. Al lover the world is celebrated the art and everyone can participate; usually cities like Florence offered events, parties, free museums and conferences giving the opportunity to everyone to know their cultural and artistic heritage, but this year because of the pandemic all artists can share images of contemporary and modern works only through the web, with the logo of the AIAP...