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Violante Ferroni’s two large-scale ovals in the atrium of the ancient hospital of San Giovanni di Dio were restored by conservators Elizabeth Wicks and Marina Vincenti in 2020. Darkened by centuries of dirt and discoloured varnish, the paintings were created by Ferroni in the mid-1700s. Elizabeth Wicks and Marina Vincenti restoring Ferroni's artwork, ph. F. Cacchiani, 2020 Join us at 10am on May 14, on via Borgo Ognissanti 20 for a tour of the Ancient Hospital of San Giovanni

Here’s a glimpse of Il Palmerino, thanks to shared photos by Sara Papini. On a stormy day in mid-March, a brave group of ‘garden project’ aficionados enjoyed of visit of the home and garden of English author Vernon Lee and English painter and poet Lola Costa. These two women whose cultural contributions to early-twentieth-century Florence remain little known but hugely significant today. Il Palmerino, a cultural centre, family home and working farm is a garden oasis for moder

La Foce manager Katia Lysy  will accompany our guests through the garden of her family’s Tuscan estate, as she shares the ‘living memory’ of her grandmother, writer Iris Origo  whose contributions to the Val d’Orcia endure on page and in the region’s landscape. The visit begins at 11am on April 9 2025. Participants will have the opportunity to enjoy the gardens featured in Katia's newest book 'La Foce: Paradise in Tuscany', a photographic volume that celebrates the Origos’ 'l

Author Vernon Lee and painter Lola Costa made their home at Il Palmerino, the place they found their creative identity.   Join us at Il Palmerino (Via Il Palmerino 6) on Thursday, March 13 at 4.30pm  for a tour of the Il Palmerino garden, estate and cultural association, as Federica Parretti, opens her home to visitors as part of the project: ‘A Florentine Garden: Early Women Expats and Artists of Today’. Federica is director of Il Palmerino’s namesake association and grandda

Elizabeth Von Arnim, author of  The   Enchanted April pens a green space of her own. Join us on March 11, 2025 , for a lecture in Italian at Il Palmerino Cultural Association. Landscapes and gardens recounted by the novelist will be reimagined through the eyes of noted landscape architect Maria Chiara Pozzana.  Elizabeth Von Arnim (1866 – 1941) published her first book Elizabeth's Gerrman Garden in 1898, and it achieved immediate acclaim. A cousin to Katherine Mansfield, this

Art sleuth and artisan Poiret Masse searches for Violante Siries Cerroti’s ‘voice’ Interview by Linda Falcone Article Source: Restoration...