Art in Ferrara

Recently we went on a trip for the day to a brilliant town gallery in Ferrara, about 40 minutes from Bologna. their was an exhibition of a Spanish artist called Joanuin Sorella 1863-1923. He was a impressionist style painter, who did some wonderful plein air style paintings of gardens in particular, fountains and landscapes near Sierra Nevada. His work has a terrific freshness and immediacy about it. It is always pleasant to discover an artist that the world does not really know but has obvious talent. We went there with Antonio, the great Itatian artist and teacher to the boys, and one of his sons, as well as Marcus and Rosella and their children Sofia and Luca. Ferrara is a very beautiful town, and interestingly the old main street that runs into the castle is designed in such a way that all the buildings get shorter as you go furthur from the castle, adding to the perspective. The castle is hugh and surrounded by a moat, and there is always a market of sorts on in the town centre, It is really a town where bikes have the right of way, and cars are not seen that much. You can hire bikes if you come by train, and the town has many galleries and museums to visit, and is flat. It also has a famous hat shop that Sofia and l bought hats from.

Ferrara art groupies

Sofia and my new hats