potted pigments at Zecchi-one of Florence's oldest artist supply stores on Via dello Studio

Pigment

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April 30th 2005
Pigment * THE CERAMIC SHOP on Via del Proconsolo is run by a retired nuclear engineer, covering for his dear friend Michele, whom he’s known for 15 years. I returned twice to spend a good hour each time picking through bowls and dishes of various styles, while both he and I visually hunted the walls and stacks and shelves for particular colors and decorative details. He tells me he find ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more