Faces of Italy

In the summer of 2013 I decided to do my study abroad in Italy, and more specifically in Florence. As a person deeply intrigued by history and the art and changes of the Italian Renaissance there was really no better city in the world I could pick to live in for six weeks. So I signed up for a program that sent me to the Santa Reparata International School of Art where I took a class for fun in Modern Italian History and a class for knowledge in the Italian Fashion Industry, maybe I got it backwards.

While in Italy I learned more than I thought humanly possible about the culture, food, people, history, art, characters, politics and many other stories that have shaped Italy in the past and continue to shape it today. What was most intriguing for me was how honest the Italian people felt. They were honest about their vanity, honest about their lust, their passion, their vulgarity and their existence as what they were and what they are today. Though eccentric or even crazy to some people; I found Italians to be a truly great people, willing to welcome you into their lives and take you into their hearts at any moment. They are benevolent in their stories, regardless of the embarrassment or secrets hidden in them. They also want you to become just a little bit Italian, and will do anything to make sure you understand, La Dolce Vita.

These photographs, mostly taken in secret, reflect what I felt and experienced in Italy, I hope they give you a similar sense of passion and love that i feel about them. Thanks for viewing.

For Part II, Calcio Storico click here.

 

The following video clip is a trailer for a documentary that is being made of Calcio Fiorentino or Calcio Storico. For more information on the match and more video clips visit their official website. The video is for educational and contextual purposes only.


<p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/25512336″>MODERN GLADIATORS – CALCIO STORICO</a> from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/battistella”>David Battistella</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>

4 responses to “Faces of Italy”

  1. woh I am glad to find this website through google.

  2. Thankyou for helping out, excellent info .

  3. Spot on with this write-up, I really assume this web site wants rather more consideration. I’ll probably be again to learn rather more, thanks for that info.

  4. […] is part II of my Faces of Italy series. Please visit part I, Faces of […]

Leave a Reply

%d bloggers like this: