Pietro Brosio Gallery

Villa Sartirana (1715)

2012-02-05T09:19:00.008+01:00

Snow on Turin

2012-01-31T07:38:00.017+01:00

The church of Santa Maria del Monte (1584)The Fontana Angelica (1929)

Red and white

2012-01-23T07:10:00.012+01:00

"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul"Luther Burbank (American botanist, 1849 - 1926)

Sundial 13

2012-01-11T10:42:00.002+01:00

Sundial of a house in Turin.The inscription says:Nullas numero nisi serenas = I count only the bright hours

Serene mountains

2012-01-01T09:18:00.007+01:00

Christmas 2011

2011-12-21T07:16:00.001+01:00

Merry ChristmasBuon Natale

The Basilica of Maria Ausiliatrice

2011-12-10T06:35:00.003+01:00

For the details about the Basilica, please look at the post "6 November 2011"

Sundial 12

2011-11-26T07:15:00.001+01:00

Sundial in the village of Avigliana (Susa Valley).The Piedmontese inscription says:"A l'è l'ora d'ier a st'ora / né pi tard né pi bonora"."It's yesterday's time at this time, neither later nor earlier".

Wind in the valley

2011-11-15T07:47:00.004+01:00

Vento in ValsusaSoffia il vento in Val di Susa impetuoso,da Chiomonte a Savoulx a Bardonecchia,in una limpidissima giornatadal sole sfolgorante rallegrata,ulula fra i pianori e le montagne,crea effervescenti vortici, giocoso,vivace, lieto, intenso, rinfrescante;scuote i cespugli, piega gli alberelli,volano foglioline trasparentiper i prati ondeggianti, vasti e belli,lieti e fioriti, dai mille

The Basilica of Maria Ausiliatrice

2011-11-06T09:08:00.001+01:00

The Basilica was built from 1865 to 1868, the project is by Antonio Spezia and the statue of the Madonna on the cupola is by Camillo Boggio. The painting of the high altar is by Tommaso Lorenzone.

At the entrance of the motorway

2011-10-27T16:25:00.001+02:00

The Mole Antonelliana

2011-10-14T06:16:00.004+02:00

Turin - Views of the Mole Antonelliana in the evening.167m (530ft) high, the Mole was designed by architect Alessandro Antonelli in 1863. Since 2000 it's the home of the National Museum of Cinema.

Arisa

2011-10-03T06:12:00.002+02:00

The nice and talented italian singer Arisa

Wide sky

2011-09-24T06:45:00.010+02:00

ImmaginiNuvole di pensieri evanescenti,sfarfallanti coriandoli ottimisti,dipingono le immagini giocosedi vivaci, creative e fresche menti.***Clouds of evanescent thoughts,fluttering optimistic confetti,paint the playful images of lively, creative and fresh minds.

Pink

2011-09-06T07:26:00.002+02:00

ImpressioniLa mia mente è come un aliante in volo,come una vela in mare la mia anima,uno stormo di rondini le frasidalle mille parole seducentimentre amo, gioco, dico, scherzo, esulto,nei miei fulgidi e lieti sentimenti.

Chapel

2011-08-28T05:08:00.010+02:00

Small Chapel at Exilles (870m, Susa Valley) Le chiese Amo veder le chiese nelle piazze e nelle vie delle città, amo vedere le dolci chiesette nei villaggi di campagna, nei paesini sperduti di montagna, amo veder le austere cattedrali, le basiliche imponenti. Il mondo senza chiese sarebbe un mondo squallido e angosciante: un mondo senza Dio, sconcertante.

Ferragosto in the mountains

2011-08-16T06:18:00.000+02:00

The abbey of San Michele (10th century, 962m)

Cheerful Sunflowers

2011-08-01T05:41:00.001+02:00

White Stars

2011-07-19T06:14:00.001+02:00

Images from the Susa Valley

2011-07-11T10:15:00.009+02:00

NO TAV protestAsking for the resignation of the government

Sundial 11

2011-06-30T05:39:00.003+02:00

Church of San Gregorio Magno (1451) at Savoulx (1120m, Susa Valley)

The Vanity

2011-06-20T05:43:00.005+02:00

La VanitàImprovisation

The Shrewdness

2011-06-10T05:03:00.004+02:00

La FurbiziaImprovisation

Gabriella

2011-05-31T05:55:00.011+02:00

Improvisation

Where is politics going?

2011-05-20T19:57:00.011+02:00

Dove va la politica?Improvisation

Timber

2011-05-12T06:51:00.000+02:00

Windows of the Caffè Platti

2011-05-03T21:35:00.002+02:00

Interlude

2011-04-22T00:28:00.005+02:00

Intervallo

White, yellow , red

2011-04-15T07:12:00.002+02:00

"Earth laughs in flowers"Ralph Waldo Emerson (American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist, 1803-1882)"I hate flowers. I only paint them because they're cheaper than models and they don't move"Georgia O'Keeffe (American Painter, 1887-1986)

First green

2011-04-08T06:47:00.002+02:00

Windows and balconies

2011-03-31T06:18:00.001+02:00

Shop windows and reflections

2011-03-24T09:01:00.011+01:00

150th Anniversary of Italy

2011-03-16T19:43:00.000+01:00

Last snow

2011-03-09T19:44:00.003+01:00

Frédéric Chopin, Etude No. 1 Op. 25 "Aeolian Harp"piano: Louis Lortie

Romantic sentiments

2011-03-02T07:23:00.003+01:00

Frédéric Chopin, Waltz Op. 34 No. 3 "Valse Brillante"piano: Arthur Rubinstein

Liberty Style 3

2011-02-22T05:29:00.001+01:00

Liberty Style in Turin

Thinking of Spring

2011-02-14T06:31:00.006+01:00

Frédéric Chopin, Mazurka in G major "Prague"

Multicolour house

2011-02-07T07:39:00.001+01:00

Fog over the river Po

2011-01-31T06:16:00.000+01:00

Po and Dora

2011-01-22T08:02:00.009+01:00

In the piazzetta CLN (town center), these large marble fountains (1937) by Umberto Baglioni represent the two main rivers that flow through Turin: the Po and the Dora.

Musical breakdown

2011-01-14T09:31:00.001+01:00

"Crollo musicale"

Exilles

2011-01-06T07:30:00.013+01:00

The little medieval town of Exilles (870m, about 280 inhabitants) is spectacularly located in a rocky valley among the mountains in the Val di Susa (Piedmont region). Photos taken from the main road leading to the village of Bardonecchia.

Cribs

2010-12-31T06:49:00.005+01:00

In the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, TurinIn the Sanctuary of The Consolata, TurinThe first three-dimensional Nativity scene was made in the village of Greccio (near Rome) by St. Francis of Assisi in 1223.

Views of Turin

2010-12-25T06:27:00.004+01:00

Merry ChristmasBuon Natale

Climbers

2010-12-20T07:40:00.001+01:00

NO TAV 5

2010-12-11T06:42:00.001+01:00

I often travel the Val di Susa (Susa Valley, Piedmont) and I can't help noticing more and more NO TAV signs.The readers who are not interested in the NO TAV question will perhaps look upon these photographs as curious images.NO TAV is a movement of the population of the valley against the construction of a railway line of high-speed train (TAV) Turin - Lyon, in the construction of the so-called

Mountain Beauty

2010-12-05T08:00:00.000+01:00

Sacra di San Michele Abbey (10th century, 962m, Susa Valley)

Rose and Dandelion

2010-12-03T08:18:00.001+01:00

Sundial 10

2010-11-26T06:22:00.004+01:00

Sundial in the town of Bardonecchia (1300m, Valsusa, Piedmont).The inscription says: "Coelum regula mea" (The sky is my rule).View of BardonecchiaIf you like to look at the whole sundial collection, please click on the blue label "Sundials" below

Fiat 500 Topolino

2010-11-18T07:05:00.001+01:00

The Fiat 500, commonly known as Topolino ("little mouse", the Italian name for Mickey Mouse), is an Italian automobile model manufactured by Fiat from 1936 to 1955. The Topolino was one of the smallest cars in the world at the time of its production. Launched in 1937, three models were produced until 1955.

Autumn thoughts

2010-11-11T06:47:00.004+01:00

More on Piazza San Carlo

2010-11-04T07:09:00.001+01:00

During Turin Olympics 2006Photography exhibition by Tiziana e Gianni Baldizzone(29th october 2010 - 11th January 2011)Lamp and windowsArcadesThe toret, typical Turin's bull-headed fountain

Piazza San Carlo

2010-10-29T08:38:00.002+02:00

Piazza San Carlo, known as "il salotto di Torino" (Turin's salon, or drawing room), is one of Europe's largest public squares. On the south side are the twin 17th-century churches of Santa Cristina and San Carlo Borromeo.

The Parliament

2010-10-20T05:47:00.003+02:00

"Il Parlamento"

Church of the Croce Dorata

2010-10-14T08:53:00.003+02:00

The Church of the Croce Dorata works as the funerary chapel of the Municipal Cemetery of the city of Rivoli (Turin) since 1838. The church was erected after a miracle happened in 1680 to Claudio Galasso da Giaglione, who was praying in front of a votive templet depicting the Virgin and was returned the gift of speech. The people, as a thanksgiving for the miracle, built a chapel around the

Liberty Style 2

2010-10-06T07:30:00.001+02:00

Liberty Style house in Turin

Cloud effects

2010-09-30T07:24:00.001+02:00

"God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars" Martin Luther (1483-1546)Happy Sky Watch

The church of San Saturnino

2010-09-23T06:40:00.001+02:00

The church of San Saturnino (11th century) in the Susa Valley (Piedmont)The entranceThe Romanesque bell tower

Liberty Style

2010-09-15T06:08:00.004+02:00

Liberty Style house in Turin

Sundial 9

2010-09-07T06:07:00.002+02:00

Sundial on the medieval bell tower of the church of San Cassiano, in the town of Grugliasco (Turin), designed during the restoration works in 1996. The inscription says: "Sine sole sileo" ("Without the sun I remain silent").If you like to have a look at all the sundials, please click on the blue label "Sundials" below

Blue and Yellow

2010-08-31T07:24:00.000+02:00

"See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... we need silence to be able to touch souls." Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979. 1910-1997)

Mountain Residence

2010-08-25T06:30:00.000+02:00

Residence in the town of Bardonecchia (Piedmont, 1312m)

Kites

2010-08-17T05:30:00.001+02:00

"Imagination is the highest kite one can fly" Lauren Bacall (1924)"Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country" Anais Nin (1903-1977)"The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall" William Arthur Ward (1921–1994)

August perspectives

2010-08-10T06:14:00.003+02:00

Summer relaxation

2010-08-05T06:47:00.000+02:00

Transparencies

2010-07-29T05:40:00.005+02:00

The hypnotist

2010-07-22T21:18:00.002+02:00

"L'ipnotizzatore"

NO TAV 4

2010-07-15T06:18:00.003+02:00

NO TAV is a movement of the population of the Susa Valley against the construction of a railway line of high-speed train (TAV) Turin - Lyon, in the construction of the so-called Corridor 5 that should connect across eastern Europe (beginning from Kiev), with the major cities of western Europe (including Turin, Marseille, Barcelona to Lisbon).If you like more information about NOTAV: Ambiente

Meditation

2010-07-09T06:34:00.001+02:00

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind" -----"My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind"Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

Sundial 8

2010-07-03T06:32:00.002+02:00

Sundial in the village of Salbertrand (1032m, Susa Valley, Piedmont)The inscription says: "Luna sic umbra fugit, sol sic lux vitam regit"If you like to have a look at all the sundials, please click on the blue label "Sundials" below

White and green

2010-06-28T06:40:00.001+02:00

The slice of polenta

2010-06-22T19:58:00.007+02:00

One of the most unusual constructions in Turin, the "slice of polenta" is the result of a series of coincidences. A 37m space on Corso san Maurizio occupied by a wedge shaped three storey building, bought in 1859 by Francesca Scaccabarozzi, wife of the architect Alessandro Antonelli (1798-18888). In 1881, the architect added two floors and an attic, raising the total height to 27m, identical to

Meeting beyond time and space

2010-06-16T06:11:00.010+02:00

Blue, red, white, pink, yellow

2010-06-10T04:46:00.000+02:00

Sky Watch 4/6/2010

2010-06-04T07:08:00.000+02:00

Sacra di San Michele Monastery (10th century, 962m, Susa Valley)Happy Sky Watch

Garden beauties

2010-05-29T07:09:00.001+02:00

Symphony in white and pink

2010-05-24T05:21:00.004+02:00

Kalmia, Kalmiella; common name: Mountain LaurelThanks to my blogger friends Sandy Carlson and Titania who, in their nice comments, tell me the name of this plant.

Last week of the Shroud Exhibition

2010-05-18T06:30:00.008+02:00

The Holy Face in the ShroudThe side of the Cathedral and the bell towerPilgrims in downtown Turin (Via Roma)Update - The pilgrims who have visited the Shroud are 2.113.128.The bookings have been 1.793.225: 92,7% from Italy, 7,3% from abroad.If you like to see my previous post about the Shroud, please click here

Sky Watch 14/5/2010

2010-05-13T19:31:00.007+02:00

Happy Sky Watch

Monviso mountain in the grand sky

2010-05-06T19:44:00.000+02:00

Happy Sky Watch

Greenery

2010-04-30T07:36:00.002+02:00

Tulip

2010-04-24T06:28:00.003+02:00

"Bring the tulip and the rose,While their brilliant beauty glows"Eliza Cook (1818-1889) "The tulip's petals shine in dew,All beautiful, but none alike"James Montgomery (1771-1854)

Shroud of Turin

2010-04-19T06:02:00.000+02:00

The Holy Shroud, the most important relic of Christianity, is a linen mortuary sheet (440 x 113 cm) on which, on one side, the figure of a tortured and crucified man is imprinted. The two dark lines and the light triangles that run the entire length are the traces left by the fire that devastated in 1532 the Sainte-Chapelle of Chambéry (France) in which the sheet was almost destroyed.The Shroud

Snow cannons parked

2010-04-14T06:04:00.000+02:00

Skiing season

2010-04-08T08:48:00.003+02:00

There is still much snow at Bardonecchia (1312m, Susa Valley), which is crowded with skiers

Doves of Peace

2010-04-02T05:10:00.006+02:00

Near the old bell tower in the village of Sant'Ambrogio, in the Susa Valley, I had a nice encounter: They seemed to enjoy their lunch!Happy Easter!Buona Pasqua!

Monument to Carlo Alberto

2010-03-27T06:55:00.002+01:00

Turin - In the Piazza Carlo Alberto there is the equestrian statue of Carlo Alberto by Carlo Marocchetti, 1861.

Thinking of Spring

2010-03-21T06:16:00.000+01:00

"Just living is not enough... One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower" Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)

Election campaign

2010-03-15T07:11:00.002+01:00

28th March, local elections in Italy: left wing or right wing?...Oh, this last image has nothing to do with the elections! :-)

Sundial 7

2010-03-09T05:58:00.002+01:00

In the town of Venaria Reale, near Turin, this set of modern sundials shows current time in Europe, Africa, America, Asia, Oceania.If you like to have a look at all the sundials, please click on the blue label "Sundials" below!

Princess Sissi

2010-03-03T05:52:00.002+01:00

The very pretty and talented Cristiana Capotondi, one of my favorite actresses, splendidly interprets the role of Princess Sissi in the colossal tv, directed by Xaver Schwarzenberger and broadcasted in all Europe, on the Empress Elisabeth of Austria.If you like to have a look at all the improvisations, please click on the blue label "improvisations" below!

Little country church

2010-02-24T06:50:00.001+01:00

The church of St Pancras near the village of Vaie (380m) in the Susa Valley.

Sanremo 2010

2010-02-18T07:42:00.004+01:00

This year is the 60th Anniversary of the renowned Sanremo Music Festival which is hosted at the Ariston Theatre in February, 16-20.If you like to have a look at all the improvisations, please click on the blue label "improvisations" below!

Valentine's Day

2010-02-14T08:19:00.002+01:00

If you like to have a look at all the improvisations, click on the blue label "improvisations" below!

Sky Watch 12/1/2010

2010-02-11T19:39:00.000+01:00

"It's wonderful to climb the liquid mountains of the sky. Behind me and before me is God and I have no fears" Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)Happy Sky Watch

Plaitings

2010-02-06T06:31:00.004+01:00

"The aim of music is not to express feelings but to express music. It is not a vessel into which the composer distills his soul drop by drop, but a labyrinth with no beginning and no end, full of new paths to discover, where mystery remains eternal" Pierre Boulez

Turin's outskirts

2010-01-31T06:12:00.002+01:00

Monument to Emanuele Filiberto

2010-01-26T08:02:00.002+01:00

Turin, Piazza San Carlo - The equestrian monument to Duke Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy (1528-1580), created by Carlo Marocchetti in 1838.

Sky Watch 22/1/2010

2010-01-21T20:04:00.001+01:00

The Olympic Brazier 2006Turin, February 10-26, 2006 - The Olympic Flame burned 4m high on the 60m high brazier tower throughout the whole of the Turin Olympic Games.Happy Sky Watch!

Thought for the People of Haiti

2010-01-18T07:07:00.003+01:00