December 2019 was the most recent of my visits to San Casciano dei Bagni. I was with a couple of friends and we parked by the almost deserted Roman vasconi on a crisp Tuesday morning, changed in the car, and bathed in one of the pools fed by natural hot springs before repairing to the town at the top of the hill for pasta and truffles, gently reeking of sulphur. Etruscans,
Such a fantastic article! As always, your talent for weaving together multiple sources into a fascinating narrative is spot-on! Also, the photos are EXCELLENT for those unable to see the exhibition in person. You brought attention to details on the pieces that I missed when we attended the exhibition in September! 🙌
This exhibit is sold out for my dates next week. I will definitely try to catch it on another visit, when it is at San Casciano. Great excuse to go back to this area!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your article. Your writing and accompanying photography delight and bring information to life. I like the balance of readable journalism and academic underpinning. It is articles such as these that maintain my subscription and enthuse my plans when visiting Italy. Thank you so much
Thank you for this wonderfully informative and timely article, Agnes! Timely because I did manage to go in late October, having booked more than a month earlier. I just loved this exhibition. The pieces on display were really interesting, exquisite in detail and quite moving.
The whole exhibition was beautifully and expertly curated. I think it was the first time I didn’t have to bend this way and that to avoid reflections and lights to view the pieces.
As an aside, I got to see Davide Rivalta’s magnificent lions in the courtyard !
Such a fantastic article! As always, your talent for weaving together multiple sources into a fascinating narrative is spot-on! Also, the photos are EXCELLENT for those unable to see the exhibition in person. You brought attention to details on the pieces that I missed when we attended the exhibition in September! 🙌
thank you Joanna, I so appreciate your lovely comments and I'm so glad you five managed to see the show!
This exhibit is sold out for my dates next week. I will definitely try to catch it on another visit, when it is at San Casciano. Great excuse to go back to this area!
I booked in August for October, there are unfortunately limited spaces, but I agree it’ll be an excellent excuse to go to a glorious part of Italy!
Another great piece …. Thankyou. J
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your article. Your writing and accompanying photography delight and bring information to life. I like the balance of readable journalism and academic underpinning. It is articles such as these that maintain my subscription and enthuse my plans when visiting Italy. Thank you so much
Paula Nathan AO
Thank you for this wonderfully informative and timely article, Agnes! Timely because I did manage to go in late October, having booked more than a month earlier. I just loved this exhibition. The pieces on display were really interesting, exquisite in detail and quite moving.
The whole exhibition was beautifully and expertly curated. I think it was the first time I didn’t have to bend this way and that to avoid reflections and lights to view the pieces.
As an aside, I got to see Davide Rivalta’s magnificent lions in the courtyard !
Agnes that was fascinating and such stunningly beautiful pieces I so wish I’d seen that exhibition