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Milan Expo 2015 – The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Palazzo Reale

30 April 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Palazzo Reale in Milan – opening last week to coincide with the beginning of the Milan Expo on 1 May – is not to be missed, even if the show misses some … [Read more...] about Milan Expo 2015 – The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Palazzo Reale

Closer to finding the Mona Lisa’s skeleton

16 February 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Italian art experts and archeologists are getting close to identifying the skeleton of the presumed sitter for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. It is generally believed that the model was Lisa Del … [Read more...] about Closer to finding the Mona Lisa’s skeleton

Leonardo da Vinci, Painter at the Court of Milan: Exceptional, unmissable, says The Sunday Times

13 November 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Sunday Times' Waldemar Januszczak on the National Gallery's star attractions in the Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan exhibition: The show’s central gallery is devoted to another … [Read more...] about Leonardo da Vinci, Painter at the Court of Milan: Exceptional, unmissable, says The Sunday Times

Italian petitioners call for the Mona Lisa’s return to Florence

24 June 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

A group of Italians want the Mona Lisa back in Florence in 2013 and plan to gather 100,000 signatures to back their campaign. The petition for the Louvre to loan the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece … [Read more...] about Italian petitioners call for the Mona Lisa’s return to Florence

The hunt for Mona Lisa’s tomb will start later this month – and no, it’s not a Dan Brown story

6 April 2011 by Gramilano 2 Comments

The hunt is set to start for the tomb and possible remains of the model for Leonardo's Mona Lisa in an ex-convent in her home town, Florence. announces Italy's news service ANSA. Giuseppe … [Read more...] about The hunt for Mona Lisa’s tomb will start later this month – and no, it’s not a Dan Brown story

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GRAHAM SPICER

Writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like. I was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. My scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. I write the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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