By Noah Charney We tend to think of Valentine’s Day as a “Hallmark holiday:†an excuse to sell flowers, chocolates, and cards depicting cartoon birds, hearts, and teddy bears. To ask someone if they will be your “valentine†has evolved (or perhaps devolved) into a shorthand for a child-like crush—you […]
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Villa Farnesina, Jewel of Renaissance Rome
By Patrick Hunt -Â In the green Trastevere area of Rome on the Via della Lungara along the Tiber River, the Villa Farnesina is one of the Renaissance jewels of Rome, splendid with art and architecture from its inception between 1506-10. Its name has been associated with the Farnese Family […]