Artist and Patron – Friend or Foe?
Since ancient times, patrons have played a vital role in art history. Patronage can be found almost everywhere – in Europe, feudal Japan, and...
Candy Bedworth 30 July 2024
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The Long History of the Duomo of Siena
The magnificent Santa Maria Assunta or the Duomo of Siena is one of Italy’s most important landmarks and a fine example of Italian...
Maya M. Tola 8 July 2024
Stendhal Syndrome: An Art Attack?
If you’ve witnessed someone fainting in front of great masterpieces, it could have been Stendhal Syndrome—an art lover’s...
Zuzanna Stańska 8 May 2024
Met Gala: Best of Art and Fashion Moments
You only need type “Fashion” into the search bar on DailyArt Magazine and you will be met with numerous articles on the topic ranging from how...
Rachel Witte 6 May 2024
All You Need to Know About The Last Judgement by Michelangelo
There is a lot happening in this Sistine Chapel altar-wall fresco. Narratives within other narratives that contain enough imagery to last scholars a...
Rachel Witte 9 March 2024
Discover Michelangelo’s Secret Room
Visitors of the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy have a unique chance to visit a secret room under the Medici Chapel until March 30, 2024,...
Natalia Iacobelli 6 March 2024
Fleshy Sculptures That Could Come To Life
The debate about the supremacy of painting over sculpture or the other way around has been around for centuries. What is better, what is more real,...
Magda Michalska 5 February 2024
10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Michelangelo
Michelangelo Buonarroti, a painter, sculptor, and architect was born in Caprese, Italy on March 6, 1475. He is one of those geniuses whose biography...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 December 2023
The Medici Dynasty. Rich Sinners or Saintly Rulers?
The Medici family was definitely one of the richest dynasties in Renaissance Italy and perhaps they were the most influential patrons of the arts in...
James Wray 2 October 2023
Left-Handness: Artists Who Proved It Was a Gift, Not a Curse
Are you left-handed? Don’t believe ancient stories about the devil’s hand! It would be a blessing if you’d like to become an artist, like many...
Camilla de Laurentis 11 August 2023
Best Gossips on Renaissance Artists by Giorgio Vasari
Known as the first art historian, Giorgio Vasari wrote the legendary book The Lives of the Artists. The book was published in 1550 and followed...
Anna Ingram 8 September 2022
Why Bacchus Is God of Wine? Art History Story
Bacchus is a Roman god of winemaking, grape harvest, and vegetation but also of… ritual madness, festivity, and religious ecstasy! You can also...
Magda Michalska 25 July 2022
