Italian Genius of
the month:
THE FLORENTINE LEONARDO DA VINCI, THE GREATEST GENIUS
OF ALL TIMES...
|
Leonardo represents, without any doubt, the
renaissance genius that revolutionized history of
graphic arts, science and western civilization. He
was perhaps the most talented person that has
ever lived.
Leonardo di Ser Piero d'Antonio
was born on April 15, 1452, in the small village
of Vinci, between Florence and Pisa, at the foot of
the Montalbano mountain. He was the illegitimate son
of Ser Piero d'Antonio da Vinci, a notary of
Florence, His mother Caterina was a villager from
the small town of Anchiano, who later married a
another villager. Ser Piero raised his son himself,
a common practice at the time, When Leonardo was 15,
his father apprenticed him to Andrea del
Verrocchio, the leading artist of Florence and a
characteristic talent of the early Renaissance....
Learn More |
|
Other Great
Italians:
2023 WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGNS:
|
|
Italian Cultural, Artistic
and Architectural Heritage Protection
Campaign |
To celebrate the fusion of
two great cultures that gave birth to the Americas
thanks to Christopher Columbus |
|
 |
Participate in this campaign and choose from
hundreds of cultural, artistic and architectural sites
you may help restore and/or preserve throughout Italy by
making a donation from $50. Be a part of history and
help restore or preserve Italian heritage!
Learn More |
Now since some years,
Columbus statues and legacy have been a target of
ideologies that, instead of viewing the positive aspects
about the fusion of European and Native American
Continent cultures, they have concentrated only in
attacking, removing and vandalizing Columbus statues.
Learn More |
|
|
Quality & Authenticity
Certification to Italian Restaurants Worldwide |
Worldwide Research Campaign.
Who really was Christopher Columbus? |
|
|
|
|
A group of volunteer Chefs all across
the globe will visit Italian restaurants to evaluate the
quality and authenticity of the food served and the
service provided. We will issue Certificates of Quality
and Authenticity to those restaurants that comply with
our quality standards.
Learn More |
Asides from the
universally accepted theory that Columbus was from
Genova, Italy, many nations like Portugal, Catalunya and
Spain claim the navegator as their own. Also, both Spain
and Dominican Republic claim that they have his mortal
remains.
Learn More
|
|
|
|
|