Masterpiece Story: The Calumny of Apelles by Sandro Botticelli
Botticelli’s final painting with a mythological subject is based on a lost painting by an ancient Greek painter Apelles. He ventured to...
Magda Michalska 11 June 2023
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The Artist and the Eternal City: Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Career in Rome
Can an artist single-handedly impact an entire city? Considering that the city in question is Rome, probably not. But add to the mix an influential...
Joanna Kaszubowska 8 June 2023
Art of Another Kind: Italian Abstract Art from 1930 to 1970
In Italy, the abstract art period between 1930 and 1970 is characterized by five innovative movements: geometric abstract art, Arte Informale, The...
Guest Profile 23 May 2023
Visit the Bargello National Museum in Florence
Museo Nazionale del Bargello or the Bargello National Museum is among Florence’s most important museums along with the Uffizi Gallery and the...
Maya M. Tola 18 May 2023
Endless – The First Street Artist Featured in the Uffizi Gallery
British street artist Endless recently donated a unique piece of art to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, renowned for its unparalleled collection of...
Caroline Galambosova 8 May 2023
3 Things You Might Not Know About the Botticelli’s Venus
Some might say that Venus is the most important of deities since she is the one we associate with love and beauty. The relationship between...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 2 May 2023
Four Groundbreaking Buildings by Francesco Borromini
Francesco Borromini (1599-1667) was the most innovative and imaginative architect of the Italian Baroque tradition. Along with his contemporaries...
Alexandra Kiely 10 April 2023
Raphael – Renaissance Prince of Painters
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, in English known as Raphael, is famous for the harmony and clarity of form within his visually brilliant paintings. He...
Candy Bedworth 6 April 2023
Art Detective Jane Fortune: Rediscovering Forgotten Female Artists
When Jane Fortune arrived in Florence in the 1960s to study art she was left with one burning question: where are the women artists? As she often...
Natalia Iacobelli 20 March 2023
Seven Key Facts You Must Know About Sandro Botticelli
1. Botticelli Started Early Facts About Sandro Botticelli: Sandro Botticelli, Fortitude, 1470, Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy. Wikimedia Commons...
Zuzanna Stańska 18 March 2023
Ancient Bikini Girls from the Roman Mosaics
If you have ever wondered when the history of the bikini began, it started at the same time and place in history as philosophy, mathematics, and art:...
Magda Michalska 15 March 2023
10 Paintings for Which You Will Love Ca’ Pesaro in Venice
Tourists in Venice usually do a couple of typical things: they visit San Marco Cathedral and the Doge’s Palace, drink a glass of Aperol Spritz, and...
Zuzanna Stańska 9 March 2023
