Canceled – Reanimating the Dead: Bronzino’s Talent
Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesArt historian and Rutgers University Professor Elizabeth Pilliod explains how Agnolo Bronzino created and fashioned portraits of various members of the Medici family who were deceased to complete a family portrait gallery.
Art & Architecture of Southern Italy
Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesDiscover the treasures of Southern Italy, many of which are practically unknown outside Italy. Art historian and Feast On History co-founder Danielle Oteri will introduce to you the Greek temples at Paestum, the Byzantine mosaics in Palermo, the world's largest…
Italian Virtuoso Guitar Music
Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesRenowned classical guitarist Stanley Alexandrowicz will present a program of guitar music from the Baroque, Romantic, and Contemporary eras, including works by Girolamo Frescobaldi, Luigi Legnani (duo partner of Paganini), and Felix Mendelssohn. Also included will be the work,"Canti di…
Fellini’s Musical Circus
Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesJoin internationally recognized piano soloist, Cristina Altamura and percussionist extraordinaire, David Degge in Fellini’s Musical Circus, for a program that weaves the iconic surreal, bizarre and romantic film scores of Academy Award-winning composer, Nino Rota into a tapestry of fanfares,…
Bronzino and the Medici
Rutgers University art historian Elizabeth Pilliod will give a talk about famous 16th century Florentine artist Agnolo Bronzino and his relationship with the Medici family. Bronzino not only preserved likenesses of members of the storied family and their court, but…
The Betrothed
Michael F. Moore, translator and interpreter, will present his new translation of “The Betrothed,” the masterpiece of Italian literature, the first new English version in 50 years. He will talk about how the author, Alessandro Manzoni, invented modern Italian and…
Cheese Culture From Ancient Rome to Now
Join Carla Graifer, a certified cheese specialist, who will share how fermented milk became the sophisticated enterprise of cheese making in ancient Rome and led to the classics we enjoy today. Discover how Romans preserved and prepared their foods without…
Polenta Festa
A beloved tradition returns to Dorothea’s House. Join the community and bring your favorite polenta dish to share, whether accompanied by sausages, mushrooms, or whatever suits your fancy. Oven space is limited, so please bring your dishes piping hot.
Dining and Lovemaking in Pompeii
The destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 CE allows us to reconstruct daily life in an Early Imperial Roman town, especially residents’ attitudes toward food and sex. Brian Rose, professor of archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania and deputy director…
Maria Montessori’s Pacifism
Due to a change in the speaker's schedule, the program originally planned for March 5 at 5 pm ("Maria Montessori's Pacifism") has been rescheduled to March 12 at 6 pm. Sorry for any inconvenience. Italian educator and physician Maria Montessori…