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Pietro Brosio Gallery



"The Universal Peace", 1976, oil on canvas 100x70cm.

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January 28, 2009

Sundial 3


Sundial of a cottage in the village of Beaulard (1200 m, Val di Susa, Piedmont)

January 16, 2009

Stop wars in the world


The pioneers of a warless world are the young men (and women) who refuse military service.
Albert Einstein

I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask: "Mother, what was war?"
Eve Merriam

Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
John F. Kennedy

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
Buddha

Imagine all the people living life in peace.
John Lennon

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Isaac Asimov

Human Beings, indeed all sentient beings, have the right to pursue happiness and live in peace and freedom.
The XIVth Dalai Lama

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
Maria Montessori

I hate those men who would send into war youth to fight and die for them; the pride and cowardice of those old men, making their wars that boys must die.
Mary Roberts Rinehart

There is but one evil, war. All the other proclaimed evils such as hate, greed, descrimination, and jealousy are only sub-categories of it.
José Barreiro

January 11, 2009

Villa Tesoriera (1713)


The Villa Tesoriera is a villa in Turin surrounded by a vast garden open to the public. The house is called La Tesoriera (The Treasurer) because it was built, in 1713, for the powerful State Councilor and General Treasurer, Aymo Ferrero of Cocconato. The architect was Jacopo Maggi, who was inspired by the Guarino Guarini's style.


The fountain

January 5, 2009

Glass Fountain


Glass fountain by the Greek artist Costas Varotsos (1955, Athens), placed in 1999 in the Martini Garden of the Piazza Benefica, in Turin.