A PIECE OF HEAVEN

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  • Antonino Guarracino, in the heart of Sorrento, where humble wood turns into gold

    That particular air in the days with wind from the north. When Sorrento’s landscape stands out even more clearly against the clear sky, on the blue sea filled with sails taking advantage of the strong breeze. Being able to portray atmosphere, colors and reflections is a challenge for artists.

  • From bricks to miniatures, the master of terracotta in Maiano

     
     His future seemed to be already written. The tradition established over the centuries entrusted to him as well the task of carrying on the furnace, like all the other young people belonging to families engaged in the clay business. 

  • A hundred-year history of Sorrento navigation

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    It deserves a place of honour, not only in the memory but also on the wall.

    A black and white picture portraits it at sea. The name painted on the ship’s side, clearly highlighted: Vittoria. The same name we read on the model placed just below, which re-establishes colours and three-dimensionality to a vintage picture of a special ship.

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  • THE CERAMICS OF CERRETO AND SAN LORENZELLO

    It was on the shore of the Titerno stream that argil used by the ceramics masters of Cerreto.