In Miami Beach we are in a type of exhilarating wait for Art Basel that we all seem pregnant.

Making sure we are all in for the Private Preview, playing puzzle to have all must-go-to-be-seen events match and not overlap. 

Now, lets pretend we live in Florence, Tuscany.

We would be standing in line at the Galleria dell’Accademia (via Bettino Ricasoli, 58/60). Beginning today until December 8 La Madonna col Bambino of Andrea Mantegna is open to the public.

After four years of restoration at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, one of Renaissance’s undiscussed masterpieces is previewing worldwide in Florence, before going back to its own residence, tht is the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo.

The colors, the eyes, the expressions, the love, the future 

And without any denigratory intention, I couldn’t help but thinking: would Victoria Beckham and daughter Harper be considered the modern versions of the Madonna col Bambino ?

Would Mantegna even understand this modern take on motherhood ? Your kid as necessary as every handpicked accessory to complete the look before facing the paparazzi? 

Yours truly,