Dante’s Inferno: Canto VI
What happens when insatiable greed and overconsumption meet? Mud, big dogs and weird gods await you!
Antonello
Historian and Stonemason, actively seeking beauty as an intellectual and a craftsman.
Restoring Canterbury Cathedral
Explore the backstage of one most famous holy sites in the world, Canterbury Cathedral. This building has it all!
Books & Literature
The World: A Family History
Review of a colossal work made my Simon Sebag Montefiore and notes from his presentation at Canterbury!
Dante’s Inferno: Canto III
Hell has a fancy entrance door, an ancient bearded doorman on a boat and lovely floors to explore.
Dante’s Inferno: Canto II
The second chapter of the Divine Comedy, containing the invocation of the Muses on a holy week-end night!
Art & Architecture
Rich monks of Naples
A monastery in the highest spot of Naples hiding: Sculptures, Frescoes, Paintings and treasures. This place has got all for us to review!
Dante’s Inferno: Canto I
The first chapter and review of the Divine Comedy, a descriptive analysis and notes to spark your interest and curiosity!
Dante’s Inferno series: Introduction
A Mind-Boggling Journey through Hell
Italian Gardens, Mamma Mia!
Money buys you the best materials, but poor design and planning can ruin them.
Art & Architecture
The Gates of Paradise
Dive into the enchanting world of Lorenzo Ghiberti and his awe-inspiring masterpiece.
Art & Architecture
The Raphael cartoons in Technicolor
Tapestries need drawings first and Raphael did many for Pope Leo X. Courtesy of his majesty the King since 1865, now on display in London!
About Me — Antonello Mirone
Historian and Stonemason, actively seeking beauty as an intellectual and a craftsman.