Caravaggio revealed

An amazing new discovery in the art world of one of my favorite Old Masters : Caravaggio. The tiny image of the Renaissance genius is hidden in a carafe of wine in his 1597 oil painting Bacchus, one of his most acclaimed works which hangs in Florence’s Uffizi Gallery.
It shows a man, thought to be Caravaggio at the age of 25, with dark curly hair, peeping out from the inside of the carafe. He is holding a paint brush and working at an easel. The tiny figure’s nose, eyes and the collar around his neck are visible.

The self-portrait appears in the reflected light that plays on the surface of the wine. Art experts used advanced scientific equipment to bring the tiny portrait back to life. It was first spotted in 1922 when the canvas was cleaned by an Italian restorer. Just amazing !

Thanksgiving Parade

This year I'm celebrating Thanksgiving in New York , in the most classic way with the Macy's Parade. My parents are visiting me from Rome ! Good food, family values and happy feelings ! Couldn't be more traditional !

Victoria Secret's Angels

In a heavenly world inhabited only by beautiful creatures last week I found myself in the company of some "Victoria Secret's Angels" during the tape of the annual fashion show that will air next Dec1st on CBS.
My date for the night were two other very sexy creatures...stay tuned to know who they were..
One of them is obsessed with top model Alessandra Ambrosio...

Me and Brazilian top model Izabel Goulart

Sweeat heart Alessandra Ambrosio.Another Brazilian wonder!

Cheyenne

Watching my friend Cheyenne performing in the fantastic new Broadway show " Finian's Rainbow " is feast for the senses : he is not only handsome to faint but amazingly talented. Backstage he told me he is now starting in Tina Fey's tv show " 30 Rock" . Tina wrote a role just for him ..I don't blame her . This guy will go very far !


Watch Cheynne Jackson singing the enchanting " Devil's Moon" from the now on Broadway " Finian's Rainbow". He is delish !

http://www.cheyennejackson.com/

10th Anniversary in the USA

Today I celebrate my 10th Anniversary since I moved on October 30th 1999 from Rome to New York . These ten years have been an incredible chapter of my life full of personal and professional achievements . I traveled a lot , I met the most amazing people , I realized many of my dreams... I thank the Universe every day for being so blessed and I look forward another exciting cycle of this journey !

Fall Colors

It's not really fall for me until I visit my long time friend Ron in CT to see the foliage. I was so luck to get probably one of the last sunny and warm Sundays of the season. The colors were absolutely spectacular ! Every year this natural spectacle makes me so happy as the first time I saw it. Driving around the lovely little towns , hiking in the woods , reconnecting with Nature...sometimes we forget that the simple little things are the most rewarding. Thank you Ron for another special day.

Alexander : True Blood

For all the fans like me of HBO " True Blood " vampires tv series , yesterday I had the chance of working with Swedish actor Alexander Skargard who plays the role of Eric in the show. He is so nice, sexy...and super tall !!! His character in the show, Eric Northman, is a very old and powerful vampire who owns the bar Fangtasia, a popular hangout for vampires . He is also the vampire sheriff of Area 5.