Culture

Julia Montforte has set up the Montforte Foundation to make her renovated properties available to artists from around the world.

Capodimonte is a distinctive style of porcelain that stands apart from all the other ceramic traditions of southern Italy.

As part of the celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death, and for a week only, the tapestries, made between 1515 and 1519, are on display on the lower walls of the Sistine Chapel. 

In these enlightened times, we’re all trying to think and behave differently, to be environmentally friendly and to look after our physical and mental well-being, so here’s an idea for something which ticks all those boxes and is still romantic.