ISSN 1759-6939 RIVISTA n.393 2010/2011 The Magazine of the British-Italian Society Pilgrims in the Jubilee year 1300. Miniature from the Chronicle of G. Sercambi Rivista Review No 393.indd 1 12/11/2010 13:38:36 RIVISTA SOLICITING ALL BIS MEMBERS The Magazine of the British-Italian Society Future issues of “RIVISTA” will be as good as you make them. May we n.393 2010/2011 strongly encourage you to pick up your pen (or put fingers to your www.british-italian.org laptop keyboard) and send in your contributions for consideration. © The British-Italian Society 2010 Provided there is a British-Italian angle, articles on history, art, humour, travel, miscellany, as well as book reviews are all welcome. Co-Editors: Alexandra Richardson and Georgina Gordon-Ham E-mail addresses: Printed by Hobbs the Printers Ltd, www.hobbs.uk.com
[email protected] [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS –ITALY’S LEARNED ACADEMIES 4 –SAVOURY SAGRE 25 –THE LECONFIELD LECTURE – HADRIAN, THE –THE SEBASTIANO RICCI EXHIBITION AT THE CINI ETERNAL EMPEROR 5 FOUNDATION, VENICE 28 –CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES AT 2 AUDLEY SQUARE 7 –ADORATA ALBIONE 29 –ROOkE PRIzES 2009 7 –ARCHAEOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY MEET31 –GRANDI GIARDINI ITALIANI 8 –MYSTERIOUS STRINGS: THE LESS kNOWN –THE WHITE WAR ... 9 VIOLIN-MAkERS OF CREMONA 33 –PIRANDELLO IN DOUBLE, TRIPLE AND MULTIPLES 9 –ATRAIN INTO THE PAST 35 –LANCIA: THE ART AND ENGINEERING OF –CARAVAGGIO, THE ART WORLD REVOLUTIONARY37 ITALIAN CAR DESIGN 10 –FILM FESTIVALS IN ITALY38 –THE DOLPHIN IN ITALIAN ART11 –PINOLI: NATURE’S PINT-SIzED GIFT