The polychrome majolica tondo depicting Medusa is one of the most important works in the Mazza collection kept at the Pesaro Civic Museums. Francesca Banini recounts the terrible accident of which the author of the work, ceramist Ferruccio Mengaroni, was a victim in 1925 during the staging of the “Biennial of Decorative Arts” in Monza.
The production of pottery and earthenware requires long and painstaking work on the part of the potter right from the…
Fireclay is a special, very coarse-grained material whose strength allows the creation of even large objects or sculptures.
Few but essential tools for processing and weaving wicker and twigs from other wild plants gathered in the countryside. Among…
The extraction of the textile fiber and the subsequent processing and weaving of hemp are part of lengthy processes that require not inconsiderable gifts of patience and skill, as well as a genuinely felt passion towards a cultural heritage that one wants to help preserve.
The production of pottery and earthenware requires long and painstaking work on the part of the potter right from the…
The polychrome majolica tondo depicting Medusa is one of the most important works in the Mazza collection kept at the Pesaro Civic Museums. Francesca Banini recounts the terrible accident of which the author of the work, ceramist Ferruccio Mengaroni, was a victim in 1925 during the staging of the “Biennial of Decorative Arts” in Monza.
The magic of wonderful little wearable sculptures that are born from incredible passion, ancient techniques of the goldsmith tradition and…
The extraction of the textile fiber and the subsequent processing and weaving of hemp are part of lengthy processes that require not inconsiderable gifts of patience and skill, as well as a genuinely felt passion towards a cultural heritage that one wants to help preserve.
Cameos, artistic masterpieces created strictly by hand, require long and patient processing steps. Let us briefly look at them together……
We continue with our journey to discover the ancient techniques of gilding miniatures on parchment manuscripts with the help of…
Colors, meanings, functionality, traditions: terracotta crockery once used in the home and kitchen hides a world of techniques, skills, rules…
