He gives us the confidence to start — and crucially finish — our paintings, checks on us regularly, and helps where necessary. His simple dabs and brushstrokes transform my canvas and three ...

The rest of Tuscany, too, defies expectations ... filled with art that includes Duccio’s Maestà, one of Italy’s seminal medieval paintings. Less visited, but worthwhile, is Santa Maria ...

presents more than 45 paintings, works on paper and mixed-media compositions – all against the backdrop of the Renaissance-era Palazzo Rosselli del Turco. Beyond Tuscany, Italy, where Stengel ...