Big Bath

I think this huge 'bath tub' belongs to the church Santa Chiara, it was under abuse of vandalism for many years and was just cleaned up recently.

Unfortunately, some people just never know how to appreciate beautiful, antique thing, as can be seen, already some idiots have vandalised it again.

Location : Via Santa Chiara

Konrad Mägi At Palazzo Chiablese

Palazzo Chiablese often holds exhibition of paintings, and often the paintings are accompanied with detail of the life events that changed the painter mentally and emotionally, thus often reflected in their art works. This make the exhibition even more interesting.

Konrad Vilhelm Mägi (1 November 1878 – 15 August 1925) was an Estonian painter, primarily known for his landscape work. He was one of the most colour-sensitive Estonian painters of the first decades of the 20th century, and Mägi's works on motifs of the island of Saaremaa are the first modern Estonian nature paintings.

Mägi received his elementary art education from the drawing courses of the German Artisans' Society of Tartu (1899–1902.) At the same time, he was keenly engaged in theater, violin, and various sports.
Mägi continued his art education as an unattached student in Saint Petersburg (1903–1905), studying under Amandus Adamson. In the autumn of 1907, he went to Paris. There Mägi studied at a free academy. From 1908 to 1910, he lived in Norway. In 1912, Mägi returned to Tartu, where he worked as an art teacher.

In Åland, he created delicate plant vignettes in the style of Art Nouveau: Kahekesi (Two together; 1908; China ink drawing). In Paris, Mägi was influenced by Impressionism and Fauvism, which had a significant impact on his colours: Lilleline väli majakesega (A flower field with a little house; 1908–1909), Norra maastik männiga (A Norwegian landscape with a pine; 1910).
From 1918, the influence of Expressionism is manifest, fostered by Mägi's extreme sensitivity and emotional response to the anxious times: Pühajärv (Lake Püha); (1918–1920), Otepää maastik (Landscape of Otepää; (1918–1920). Also influenced by Expressionism are his big figure compositions Pietà (1919), Kolgata (Golgatha) (1921).

 Mägi's new artistic period, begun on a trip to Italy, brought calmer tempers: Varemed Capril (Ruins in Capri; 1922–1923). Along with nature pictures, he painted flowers and portraits. Mägi's mostly beautiful female models express the Art Nouveau ideal of beauty: Holsti (1916). In his later portraits from the 1920s, a more serious temper is expressed: Madonna (1923–1924).

Flower Burger

Such a beautiful name! 

The original rainbow burger, the first italian vegan burger fastfood, located in via Bertola.
Although I am not a big fan for vegan food, but their colorful burgers do look beautiful and delicious and the deco of the restaurant is pretty cool too.

Location Via Bertola, Flower Burger Fastfood
https://www.flowerburger.co.uk/

Caffe Torino

Caffe Torino is a historic caffe bar/restaurant in Turin. It has been opened since 1903, in piazza San Carlo and is easily recognised by the big 'Martini' neon sign under the arcade and the bronze bas relief of a bull just outside of its entrance in the middle of the walk way.

Location : Piazza San Carlo

A Clown In Piazza

Does a clown loses his color once he stops making fool of himself to entertain his audiences?

Or does the world loses its color once no one bothers to look at it?

Location : Piazza Castello

Capturing The Art

Many art exhibitions allow taking photo of the exhibition but no flash allow, with the new technology, it has became easy to make a picture of the art piece that you like either my camera or simply with the cell phone.

Just a reminder to all, please take the photo fast and not taking up all the time and space in front of the art piece so as not to obstruct other from admiring the same fine work.

Vittorio Corcos Exhibition

Vittorio Matteo Corcos (4 October 1859 – 8 November 1933) was an Italian painter, known for his portraits. Many of his genre works depict winsome and finely dressed young men and women, in moments of repose and recreation. 

 He was born to Jewish parents, Isacco e Giuditta Baquis, in Livorno. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence under Enrico Pollastrini. Between 1878 and 1879 he worked under Domenico Morelli in Naples.

He then traveled to Paris where he met Léon Bonnat, and signed a contract with the Goupil & Cie, he was able to supplement his income as a portrait painter with illustrations for magazines. He frequented the circles of Giuseppe De Nittis. Between 1881 and 1886, he frequently exhibited at the Salon.

He returned to Italy in 1886, putatively to join the army, and settled in Florence. He converted to Catholicism and married a widow, Emma Ciabatti. In Florence, he made friends in the intellectual circles, and made portraits of Silvestro Lega, Giosue Carducci, and Pietro Mascagni. After 1900, he wrote for the Florentine Journal Il Marzocco. He also published a short story in the magazine Fanfulla della Domenica titled Mademoiselle Leprince. In 1904, he traveled to Potsdam to paint Emperor William II and other members of the German monarchy. During World War I, his son died in battle in 1916. In the 1920s he joined the Gruppo Labronico along with Plinio Nomellini and Ulvi Liegi.
He also painted portraits of Mussolini (1928); Countess Annina Morosini; Countess Nerina Volpi di Misurata; Carducci, Puccini and Mascagni; Queen Amélie of Portugal, Princess of Orleans;
 

In 1913, his self-portrait was accepted by the Uffizi museum.
 

He died in Florence in 1933.

The exhibition is hled in the Accorsi - Ometto Museum which is located in Via Po.

The Accorsi – Ometto Museum is a private museum based in Turin, northern Italy. It is chronologically the first decorative arts museum in Italy. The museum was originated from a legacy left by Pietro Accorsi (Turin, 1891–1982) and was opened by Giulio Ometto, president for life of the "Fondation Pietro Accorsi" and Director ad interim of the museum.

 Location : Museum Accorsi - Ometto