conference > Big Paper: Large Design in the Renaissance
BIG PAPER is a play on the Italian word cartone, the art historical term for a preparatory drawing made on a one-to-one scale to the final work: carta = paper and -one = big. In the Renaissance, these cartoons were made during the production of wall-sized expanses of frescoes, tapestries and stained glass. They could be massive paper structures, each made by […]
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Italian classes WINTER 2025 – in person & online
Winter 2025 dates: February 3 – April 12 Calendar and schedule For further information and to register please call Ina Cohen at (310) 824 -7408 Photo credit: Umberto Leporini, Christmas lights at Navigli in Milan
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special event > International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025
On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, organize a special commemoration ceremony with the screening of the documentary Liliana (84′ Italy, 2024) directed by Ruggero Gabbai, […]
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