Bargello, which originated from a style of needlework found on pieces in Italy's medieval Bargello Palace, refers both to a method of embroidery (flat, vertical stitches that form geometric tiers) and ...

Create a classic Bargello quilt block with almost limitless design options. Author and prolific quilter Maggie Ball joins Nancy to present her ingenious Bargello quilt block. Maggie and Nancy share ...

For the first time in 40 years, Italian Renaissance master Donatello (ca. 1386–1466) has a major solo show—and the curator, Francesco Caglioti, hopes the blockbuster exhibition will help elevate the ...

For nearly two years, Bargello, the restaurant located in the lobby of Hotel Arras, has churned out Mediterranean inspired dishes to its diners. Maybe it’s the lack of travel opportunities that ...

After the delays caused by the pandemic, in May the Museo Nazionale del Bargello can finally commemorate the seven hundredth anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri with the exhibition Onorevole e ...

When the Frenchman Louis-Claude Carrand (1827-88) bequeathed his art collection to the Bargello, he stated that he wished it to go to Italy because of his fears for the stability of his own country, ...

Donatello’s “David” (c. 1435-40) presides over the grand, second-story hall of the Bargello Museum, elevated on a higher base than previously (though one shorter than the sculpture’s original ...

An alternative method of making Bargello quilt blocks yields many versatile designs. Nancy and Maggie Ball, author and quilt designer, demonstrate easy to piece Bargello quilt blocks and twist them to ...