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Recent books: Innovators in Painting, Innovators in Sculpture, Sunny Sundays, Financial Programs of Alexander Hamilton, Timeline 1900-2021

About This Site

A few words about what I do and why I do it. For more, see About Dianne L. Durante. Art history As an art historian, I constantly seek out art…

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Rating the 2024 presidential candidates

I've just posted on Substack (free) a questionnaire in the form of a spreadsheet regarding the 2024 POTUS candidates. See it (and download the attachments) here. A few points from…

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New Substack Project: Timeline 1700-1900

This is a lightly edited transcript of this video. Let me introduce you to my latest project, Timeline 1700-1900, which will appear on Substack. I chose Substack because it generally…

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Read more about the article Tuscany, Jan. 2024, part 9 – Bargello Museum
Donatello room at the Bargello Museum. Photo copyright © 2024 Dianne L. Durante

Tuscany, Jan. 2024, part 9 – Bargello Museum

Summary of these posts so far: The first three posts in this series provided some general information for travel: answers to questions I wish I’d known enough to ask before…

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Read more about the article Tuscany, Jan. 2024, part 8: Museo dell’ Opificio delle Pietre Dure
Detail of tabletop with musical instruments and flowers. Museo dell'Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence. Photo copyright © 2024 Dianne L. Durante

Tuscany, Jan. 2024, part 8: Museo dell’ Opificio delle Pietre Dure

Summary of these posts so far: The first three posts in this series provided some general information for travel: answers to questions I wish I’d known enough to ask before…

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Read more about the article Tuscany, Jan. 2024 – part 7 (Uffizi)
Self-portraits by Jan Soens (ca. 1610), Francesco de Mura (1730-1740), Emma Gaggiotti Richards (ca. 1850), and Baccio Maria Macci (1926-1929). Uffizi, Florence.

Tuscany, Jan. 2024 – part 7 (Uffizi)

Summary of these posts so far: The first three posts in this series provided some general information for travel: answers to questions I wish I’d known enough to ask before…

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Read more about the article Tuscany, Jan. 2024 – part 6 (Museo dell’Opera del Duomo
Earlier facade of Florence Cathedral and Donatello's St. John the Evangelist. Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. Photos: Sailko / Wikipedia

Tuscany, Jan. 2024 – part 6 (Museo dell’Opera del Duomo

Summary of these posts so far: The first three posts in this series provided some general information for travel: answers to questions I wish I’d known enough to ask before…

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Read more about the article Tuscany, Jan. 2024 – part 5 (Florence’s Duomo)
Florence Cathedral. Photo: Bruce Stokes / Wikipedia

Tuscany, Jan. 2024 – part 5 (Florence’s Duomo)

Summary of these posts so far: Planning, packing, and flights: here. Car rentals and driving in Italy: here. Italian restaurants and the hotel we stayed at: here. Academy Gallery and trains:…

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Read more about the article Tuscany, Jan. 2024 – part 4 (Academy Gallery)
Ghirlandaio, Saints James, Stephen, and Peter, 1493. Florence, Academy Gallery.

Tuscany, Jan. 2024 – part 4 (Academy Gallery)

Summary of these posts so far: Planning, packing, and flights: here. Car rentals and driving in Italy: here. Italian restaurants and the hotel we stayed at: here. In upcoming posts, I'll…

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Read more about the article Tuscany, Jan. 2024 – part 3 (restaurants & New Year’s Eve)
View from the hotel in Selvatelle.

Tuscany, Jan. 2024 – part 3 (restaurants & New Year’s Eve)

In upcoming posts, I'll be talking about tourist sites and gorgeous artworks in Florence, Pisa, and the surrounding area, but the first couple posts in this series are more in…

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Read more about the article Tuscany, Jan. 2024 – part 2 (car rental & driving)
Sign for a parking garage in Florence.

Tuscany, Jan. 2024 – part 2 (car rental & driving)

The first post in this series, on planning, packing, and flights, is here. We will get to some gorgeous artworks, but the first couple posts in this series are more…

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