June in Gardone, Brescia

Barry Lee Hands · Jun 12, 2010

Still life with vise and fruit; a view from the apartment.

The Belltower and the Old Church on the hill.

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The path to "Chiesa Rosa" , the old church on the hill

The last few steps

Inside the Church on the hill

An Icon in the garden

A view of Gardone from the Church, with the Beretta factory in the center

Headed down past the Beretta Palace

Walking back to the apartment in Piazza Garibaldi

Phil Coggan · Jun 12, 2010

Barry, that brings back some memories especially the view over Gardone, and the vice...I have one exactly the same I bought it from one of the engravers at Giovanelli's workshop.

Phil

Sam · Jun 12, 2010

I have one of those vises too, which I bought in Brescia in 1984. Thanks for the nice photo series

Peter E · Jun 12, 2010

Cool pictures Barry. Looks like a majestic place with a LOT of history.

Funny....what sticks in my mind from looking at the pictures, are the utilitarian chairs in such an elaborately decorated church:big grin:

Crazy Horse · Jun 12, 2010

I've searched the web extensively trying to locate a source for one of those vises without any succesws. IDoes anyone know where one can find one and what is their cost?

hybridfiat · Jun 13, 2010

I dont think Id get much work done if my workshop had a view like that

Christian DeCamillis · Jun 13, 2010

Barry,

I bought one of those vises when I was there as well. I use it for different things from time to time. What are you there for? Are you working on an article or are you just visiting? Chris

Mike Cirelli · Jun 13, 2010

What a beautiful place. Kinda makes me wonder why my grandparents came to the USA. Must have been a nasty place to live at one time.

joseph engraver · Jun 13, 2010

Thanks Barry
Nice photos,and a trip down memory lane,I also worked on a vise like that for 20 yrs.
Should you see Giovanelli please tell him Franca and I said hello.

ED DELORGE · Jun 13, 2010

Barry, enough of the landscapes. Where are the pictures of the women?

lol.

Ed

Gargoyle · Jun 14, 2010

While you're there, make the effort to get into the city of Brescia, and visit the Museo di Santa Giulia.
http://www.bresciamusei.com/Pages/it_museo_santa_giulia.aspx

It's one of my favorite museums, built on top of excavated Roman ruins and a medieval monastery. They way they incorporated those archeological sites into the museum structure is beautiful.

It also has the original bronze Vittoria Alata; I carved a marble version of that a few years ago.

Barry Lee Hands · Jun 15, 2010

Yes, those Vises are nice, I don't know where to buy them, but I will check.
This one was a gift.
Chris, I dropped by Creative Art,a couple of Gunmakers, and Sabatti and am getting a line bulino tune up at Giovanelli's.
After watching your DVD, I could not resist.
I have a number of friends here from previous trips and will try to visit as many as I can.

Barry Lee Hands · Jun 16, 2010

And for Ed Delorge here is a pic of Laura Vibrioni, an excellent engraver out of Lionello Sabbati's Shop.
Sabatti offers excellent lessons on gold inlay, scroll, line and point bulino, I have been sitting in with him in the evenings, and highly reccomend him.
He is at
Via Zanardellki, 386
25063 Gardone V.T. Brescia
email sabattilionello@hotmail.it
www.lionellosabatti.com

Crazy Horse · Jun 16, 2010

Now that's a real pretty engraver!!!!!!! You certainly have an eye for beauty!

Roger Bleile · Jun 16, 2010

Una donna molto bella!!!

Barry, Invite Laura to join us on this forum. For some reason I never see any Brescian engravers here. The only Italian engravers who have participated have been form other parts of Italy. I realize they don't all speak English but I am sure that several do.

Thanks for the pictures,

Roger

Barry Lee Hands · Jun 16, 2010

Roger, I have, and will encourage them further.

A watch from the Sabatti studio, and Mr. Lionello Sabbati:

ED DELORGE · Jun 16, 2010

Hello Barry, this has been a fun thread, thanks for sharing with us, and yes that is one very good reason for visiting Italy.

Ed DeLorge

Barry Lee Hands · Jun 18, 2010

Thanks Ed.
Today is my last day at Bottega Giovanelli's.
This afternoon my daughter and I tour the Fausti Shotgun company.
Should be informative.
Here is a pic of the old teaching the young at Giovanelli's:

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