Carlo Scarpa: The Modern Son of Venice
When you think of Venice you probably first see Piazza San Marco in your mind’s eye. Then some canals and gondolas, or maybe the other way around.
Joanna Kaszubowska 20 November 2023
When you think of Venice you probably first see Piazza San Marco in your mind’s eye. Then some canals and gondolas, or maybe the other way around.
Joanna Kaszubowska 20 November 2023
Yes, the title is a little misleading. Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo was not originally from Venice, as he was born in Granada in 1871, as the son of a...
Magda Michalska 20 November 2023
Children’s Games is one of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s most famous paintings. Just like in other works of his, it is debatable whether it was just...
Irina Diana Calu 20 November 2023
Symbolism developed in the 19th century. It began as a literary movement but quickly moved into other art forms. Symbolist painters rejected the...
Anastasia Manioudaki 20 November 2023
Jupiter and Io by Correggio is a masterpiece of the Northern Italian Renaissance. It explores sensual nudity through the lens of a Roman...
James W Singer 19 November 2023
An Allegory with Venus and Cupid by Agnolo Bronzino from the National Gallery in London is one of the most mysterious masterpieces of Mannerism. It...
Joanna Kaszubowska 19 November 2023
The Birth of Venus is probably the most famous painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, and it is considered a masterpiece of French Academic...
James W Singer 19 November 2023
The roar of the sea monster blends with the screams of the scared princess! The chained beauty awaits her bloody death as the ugly beast lurches...
James W Singer 19 November 2023
Standing Bodhisattva is a great example of Gandharan art and its blended multicultural origins: East meets...
James W Singer 18 November 2023
When tracing Japanese art stories in Europe, we found out about this exquisite female painter. Kiyohara Tama or Otama (later known as Eleonora...
Magda Michalska 18 November 2023
The historical narrative of Modernism is overwhelmingly western. However, the history of the movement is, in reality, one of constant diffusion...
Geoffrey Bunting 18 November 2023
During the mid-19th and 20th centuries, Western art saw the birth of Japonisme. The term was coined by Philippe Burty in 1872 and refers to the craze...
Jimena Escoto 18 November 2023