Camilla de Laurentis
Neurosurgery resident in Italy, who especially loves paintings and the relationship between Art and Medicine. Football addicted, lover of cats, mother of dragons (...that's not true, but I wish it was)
7 Extraordinary Stained-Glass Wonders You Need to Know
The practice of decorating pieces of glass with the aim of adorning a room seems to originate in the ancient Roman Empire. Later stained-glass...
Camilla de Laurentis 22 November 2021
Online Art Travels: An Ultimate Banksy City Guide for 2021
Nowadays everyone knows Banksy. They actually only know his name and his art, since he still remains anonymous. Many wrote and write about him, his...
Camilla de Laurentis 7 September 2021
Synesthesia – The Surprising and Powerful Fusion of Senses in Art
Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which a perception from one sense evokes sensation in another one. In the art world, there are works which...
Camilla de Laurentis 30 August 2021
No Summer Plans Yet? Visit Astonishing Halls of Maps and Globes
Cartography is the production of geographical maps and globes. It has evolved both as a science and as an art. This is why powerful people love...
Camilla de Laurentis 23 June 2021
Artistic Cartography 2: The Charming History of Ancient Globes
Cartography is the production of geographical maps and globes and it has existed, more or less, since the beginning of recorded history. It could be...
Camilla de Laurentis 7 April 2021
A Tribute to Medical Services: Doctors in Paintings
In the months weeks, we have heard a lot about doctors and healthcare workers, thinking of them as present-day heroes facing up to death. But what do...
Camilla de Laurentis 30 March 2021
Artistic Cartography 1: The Fascinating World of Old Maps
Cartography is the production of geographical maps and globes and it has existed more or less since forever. It can be considered both a science and...
Camilla de Laurentis 26 March 2021
Painting of the Week: Banksy, Season’s Greetings
What if a children’s game turned into a frightening nightmare? And what would you think if the cause was… you? In Port Talbot, UK, Banksy...
Camilla de Laurentis 15 November 2020
Real Gray’s Anatomy. Medical Illustration from an Artistic Genre to a Profession
Since the beginning of human history, drawing and creating diagrams have been essential. They were the easiest and most useful form of...
Camilla de Laurentis 12 September 2020
The Bugatti Brothers: A Story About Cars and Cows
Nowadays Bugatti is a legendary company in the field of automobile technology. However, few people know the history of the man behind the trademark,...
Camilla de Laurentis 29 August 2020
