All posts tagged "italy"
Artist
Painting of the Week: Artemisia Gentileschi, Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria
March 24, 2019Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 – c. 1656) was ‘one of the best Italian Baroque painters.’ Despite this, you...
Sculpture
Laocoön: The Work of a Lifetime
August 27, 2018The subject The statue “Laocoon and his sons”, attributed to Greek sculptors Agesander, Athenodorus and Polydorus,...
19th Century
Symbolism in Beata Beatrix by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
January 13, 2018Rossetti started Beata Beatrix in 1863 after the death of his wife Elizabeth Siddal (1829-62). The...
Artist
Giovanni Boldini’s Beautiful Belles
October 9, 2017Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931) was a popular society portrait painter in turn-of-the-century France and England. His elegant...
Painting of the Week
Vittore Carpaccio, Young Knight in a Landscape
May 7, 2017Young Knight in a Landscape by Vittore Carpaccio from the collection of Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid...
Museums And Exhibitions
5 Reasons Why You Should Visit Sforza Castle Pinacoteca
May 4, 2017If you ever come to Milan, you have to see this place. Sforza Castle was built...
Religious Art
The Holy Story: The Driving Force of Renaissance Art
April 27, 2017The sudden expansion in trade, banking and the textile industry in the late 1200s brought an...
Architecture
6 Things You Must Know About Scrovegni Chapel
March 31, 2017Scrovegni Chapel in Padua is one of the most famous Proto-Renaissance masterpieces. Decorated by Giotto di...
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Edgar Degas And His Most Beautiful Ballerinas
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Seven Errors Game with Lucas Cranach the Elder
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The Quiet Life Of Vilhelm Hammershøi Interiors
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Grow Your Artsy Mustache For Movember!
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10 Most Scandalous Nudes in Art (NSFW)
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Notre-Dame Is Burning Down
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Talk About The Passion – Exploring Art at Easter
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Six Ancient Greek Sculptures Everyone Should Know
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4 Artists Who Suffered Mental Illness (And How It Affected Their Art)
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