by Luigi Spina (Author), Carmelo Malacrino (Author)
Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Riace Bronzes, two fifth-century BC masterpieces.
Author Biography
Luigi Spina is a photographer. His visual research began with the exploration of amphitheaters, of the civic aura of sacred places, of the connections between art and faith, of the search for ancient cultural identities, and of the physical encounter with Classical sculpture. With 5 Continents Editions he has published The Buchner Boxes (2014), Hemba (2017), and Diario Mitico (2017). For the same publisher he inaugurated the Hidden Treasures series, which includes the titles: Tazza Farnese, Mosaico di Alessandro, San Domenico di Niccolò dell'Arca. Carmelo Malacrino has been the director of the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria since 2015. He was a researcher and a professor at the Università degli Studi "Mediterranea" in Reggio Calabria and a grantee at the IUAV University in Venice. He has published many scientific papers, conducted many research missions, and been the curator of several exhibitions.