Antonio Canova was the most famous European sculptor of the Neoclassical period. Best known today for the pristine perfection of his marble figures,...
Catriona Miller 22 December 2025
Giotto di Bondone is known as the artist who, in the 13th century, began to paint in a way that led art history to the Renaissance. This Florentine...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 December 2025
Let’s explore this beautiful altarpiece which features scenes of great pomp and circumstance. Let us venture into the brilliant world of the...
James W Singer 21 December 2025
Rachel Witte 13 December 2025
After many centuries, we are still wondering why the Roman Empire disappeared. Many theories try to explain it: wars, ideological problems, a chaotic...
Celia Leiva Otto 11 December 2025
Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the best Italian Baroque painters. This strong woman painted plenty of paintings of strong and suffering women from...
Zuzanna Stańska 11 December 2025
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was a multifaceted artist. He is mostly known as a sculptor and architect, but he was also a painter and a city planner. He...
Vithória Konzen Dill 8 December 2025
Among the works of the famous sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680), the sculptural group called Ecstasy of Saint Teresa remains...
Montaine Dumont 8 December 2025
Apollo and Daphne, one of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s first major commissions, was completed between 1622 and 1625 for Cardinal Scipione Borghese, a...
Maya M. Tola 8 December 2025
Sail into the world of antiquity through the eyes of the Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. In the Borghese Gallery in Rome, you can find Rape of...
Ana Djoric 8 December 2025
“Bernini vs Borromini” could be the main headline on today’s newspaper—a lawsuit, fascinating dispute, or even political elections. It has...
Giordana Goretti 8 December 2025
