I went on a matriarchy journey through Sicily and came back inspired
In the late 1800s, prominent Italian painter Giovanni Boldini was commissioned to paint his now-famous portrait of iconic Sicilian Belle Époque socialite Donna Franca Florio. As the story goes, Boldini’s first version, which showed Donna Franca in a black, short-sleeved, low-necked evening gown, was not approved by Donna Franca’s husband, who reportedly found it too … Read more