#dante700 > The Enemy in Italian Renaissance Epic. Images of Hostility from Dante to Tasso. A webinar with author Andrea Moudarres
Professor Andrea Moudarres, UCLA Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies, discusses his recent book, The Enemy in Italian Renaissance Epic. Images of Hostility from Dante to Tasso, with Professor Gerry Milligan (Director of College Honors Programs, CUNY College of Staten Island). The book follows the same narrative of internal strife, exploring enmity within the […]
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Dante’s Ulysses Today: A Presentation by Lino Pertile
Our series of commemorative events for the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, master poet and Father of the Italian language, continues with Dante’s Ulysses Today, a special presentation by Prof. Lino Pertile. Dante’s Ulysses personifies the fundamental moral issue of the use and abuse of human intelligence: What can we do with our […]
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film > Maledetto Modigliani (Maverick Modigliani)
The Sacramento Jewish Film Festival presents Maledetto Modigliani (Maverick Modigliani) Northern California Premiere, March 3–5, 2021 Enjoy the art and life of Jewish Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) as you watch Maverick Modigliani, an art documentary marking the 100th anniversary of the artist’s death. The film follows Modigliani from his native Livorno (Italy) […]
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watch online > Dante | Book presentation with author Alessandro Barbero
The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, in collaboarion with the network of Italian Cultural Institutes of North America, under the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Washington D.C., is pleased to present a series of webinars to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death. In the opening event, Italian historian and author […]
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film > CINEDAY al femminile | JUST LIKE MY SON (Sembra mio figlio)
The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco is happy to present CINEDAY al femminile, a series of productions directed by Italian female filmmakers. This series is dedicated to Italian director Cecila Mangini (1927-2021), considered the first Italian female documentary filmmaker, and it is available to the first 300 to register. SOLD OUT Please note that […]
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film series > CINEDAY “al femminile”
The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco is pleased to present CINEDAY al femminile, a series of productions directed by Italian female filmmakers. This series is dedicated to Italian director Cecila Mangini (1927-2021), considered the first Italian female documentary filmmaker, and it is available to the first 300 to register. Please note that the link […]
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Dante’s Others: A Presentation by Teodolinda Barolini
This year marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, the master poet known as the Father of the Italian language. On February 3rd, join us for the first commemorative event with Dante’s Others, a special presentation by Prof. Teodolinda Barolini. In this webinar, Prof. Barolini will unveil Dante’s views of “others” in […]
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La Patria di Sciascia
Per Leonardo Sciascia, umanista europeo, la nazionalità non ha a che fare con i confini, l’appartenenza è soprattutto una questione culturale, una scelta di valori. A cent’anni dalla sua nascita, un omaggio alla vera patria di Sciascia, antitesi dell’homo unius libri et unius loci, evocando in questo spirito la memoria dello scrittore, nel nome della ‘costellazione’ […]
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Giorno della Memoria :: Testimoni dei testimoni
L’Isitituto Italiano di Cultura e il Consolato Generale d’Italia a San Francisco si uniscono alle iniziative per commemorare il Giorno della Memoria, la ricorrenza internazionale che ha luogo il 27 gennaio di ogni anno per ricordare le vittime dell’Olocausto, con la proiezione del video Testimoni dei testimoni realizzato da Studio Azzurro per documentare l’esposizione realizzata a […]
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Raphael and the Ladies: The Prince of Painters and Female Patrons, Collectors, and Viewers
During his all-too-brief career, Raphael of Urbino (1483-1520) frequently benefited from the patronage of women and painted works intended for female viewers ranging from noblewomen to nuns. In Urbino, Città di Castello, and Perugia, Raphael created large altarpieces and small, delicate paintings for women and, in what is conventionally called his Florentine period (1504-08), many […]
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