Valle dell’Inferno
According to modern parlance, the nickname of the Valle dell’Inferno (Valley of Hell) is linked to the many kilns that once filled this...
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c.r.e.t.a. rome
Ceramics, Residencies, Exhibitions, Teaching & the Arts
2015 & 2020 NCECA International
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Lori-Ann Touchette
- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
The Capitoline Museums
The Capitoline Museums, founded in 1471 with the donation of Pope Sixtus IV of a series of imperial bronzes to the city council of Rome,...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
- Apr 6, 2020
- 1 min
Ancient Roman Kiln
While digging for a cistern in the gardens of the 18th-century Palazzo Corsini in Trastevere, an ancient Rome kiln, in use from the 1st...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
- Apr 4, 2020
- 1 min
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
In the Galleria Borghese, a terracotta maquette of an equestrian statue might pass unobserved by the visitor overwhelmed by the...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
- Apr 4, 2020
- 1 min
Giuseppe Ducrot
Giuseppe Ducrot (1966) is a contemporary sculptor, official sculptor to the Vatican and a member of the Accademia dei Virtuosi al...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
Recreation of Ancient Life
For the archaeologist, ceramic vessels can provide invaluable clues for the recreation of ancient life. Storage amphorae (jars) allow us...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
- Apr 1, 2020
- 1 min
Felice Ricci
Felice Ricci was a traditional potter in the medieval town of Vetralla. His studio in a grotto was equipped with a kick wheel and wood...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
- Mar 31, 2020
- 1 min
Villa Giulia
A large black-figure dinos (vessel for mixing wine and water) in the Villa Giulia does not seem impressive at first glance. The exterior...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
- Mar 31, 2020
- 1 min
Arturo Martini
The Galleria nazionale d’arte moderna contains two important works of diverse scale of Arturo Martini (1889-1947), one of the greatest...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
- Mar 29, 2020
- 1 min
Ceramic Fragments of the 15th-18th Centuries
In the past, when a ceramic vessel ceased to function, it could be repaired or simply tossed out of the window or over the wall of the...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
- Mar 28, 2020
- 1 min
Museo Palatino
Like Augustus who boasted, “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble”, we tend to focus on the magnificent marble...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
- Mar 27, 2020
- 1 min
Rome Ceramic City
I’ve been inspired by all the content being shared on social media in these days of #coronavirus to present a series of posts on the...
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