Category Archives: Storia

Music from the Holocaust

Posted on September 3, 2020 by babbityjean

It was 1988 when Francesco Lotoro, a pianist and composer from Barletta in Puglia, first heard about the music composed in the death camps.  He felt that the music should be heard, and he embarked on a very ambitious project … Continue reading →

Posted in Abitudini, Arte, Comunità ebrea, English, Foto, Italia, Musica, Puglia, Storia | 1 Comment

Confessioni di un ladro d’arte

Posted on August 20, 2020 by babbityjean

Nel dicembre 2002, Octave Durham e un complice sono saliti sul tetto del Museo di Van Gogh di Amsterdam con una scala, hanno rotto una finestra con una mazza e hanno staccato dalla parete due inestimabili dipinti di Vincent van … Continue reading →

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Confessions of an Art Thief

Posted on August 20, 2020 by babbityjean

In December 2002, Octave Durham and an accomplice climbed onto the roof of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam using a ladder, broke a window with a sledgehammer, and lifted two priceless Vincent van Gogh paintings off the wall.  He … Continue reading →

Posted in Arte, Campania, English, Foto, Italia, Mafia, Napoli, Storia | 1 Comment