For such a small and unheralded town, Spoleto has a long and rich history.
Much there is worthy of study. But as far as the city of today is concerned,
Spoleto is the Umbrian hill town that remade itself by investing in the arts.

Or, more precisely, it might be said that Gian Carlo Menotti remade the city.
And if the truth be told, Gian Carlo set out to remake Lucca in the first place.
But we were headed toward another piece of the puzzle before truth broke in.

Each year, if we are lucky, we find a new artist. Ground rule double: a local one.
The third requirement, to fit in our suitcase, has us stumped with this discovery.
The medium, to be revealed here below, is more than just a little bit recalcitrant.

The name of the artist is Luigi Piccioni. As often the case, we chatted at length.
Hanging on to each unfamiliar word, we pieced together the puzzle between us.
Using our phone apps to fill in the gaps, we figured out how he paints on metal.