Contributions and acknowledgements – 12
Camino The places of Catarsini Project by the Alfredo Catarsini 1899 Foundation, in collaboration with the Italian Touring Club General Coordination: Elena Martinelli, Roberta Lombardi, Walter Sandri Board of Directors President – Elena Martinelli Vice-President – Monica dal Pino Councillors: Maurizio Mancianti, Federico Bini President of the Scientific Committee – Gloria Chiarini Supervisory Body – […]
Alfredo Catarsini: biography and curiosities – 3
Alfredo Catarsini was born in Viareggio on January 17, 1899 and began drawing as a child, becoming passionate about art thanks to the many painters who could be met in Viareggio at the time and who often painted en plein air. In 1919 he graduated from the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Lucca where […]
Alfredo Catarsini 1899 ETS Foundation – 2
Alfredo Catarsini 1899 ETS Foundation was founded on June 29, 2020, on the initiative of the granddaughter Elena Anna Rita Martinelli and her husband Gianvittorio Serralunga, in memory of their mother Mity Catarsini, daughter of the Artist. It studies, protects and enhances the intellectual and artistic work of Maestro Alfredo Catarsini, in his multifaceted activity […]
Giacomo Puccini and the Path the Places of Catarsini – 11
2024 marker the 100th anniversari del Giacomo Puccini Death. The Alfredo Catarsini 1899 Foundation intends to pay homage to the great composer by telling about his villas scattered along the path and providing some intriguing information with a QR code dedicated to him in each totem. Giacomo Puccini was a much-loved figure by Alfredo Catarsini […]
Description of the route – 1
Alfredo Catarsini Foundation 1899 ETS has created this Path to make the artist known by inviting everyone to visit these wonderful lands, walking the streets and stopping in the places where the story of Catarsini began and from where he drew inspiration for his extraordinary artistic and literary production. The partnership of the Catarsini Foundation […]
Il paesaggio Lucchese – Lucca – EN 8
CAMMINO – I LUOGHI DI CATARSINI Lucca is one of the rare cities protected by a continuous wall, accessible via a 4-kilometer suspended walkway. Built during the Renaissance (1513-1650), they are a true urban park: small museums housed in barracks reveal fascinating curiosities about the city’s history, such as the oldest mint in Europe, the […]