5 things about Villa Borghese in Rome

Friday April 7th, 2017 , 5 Things to know, Cities of Art

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5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT VILLA BORGHESE

Villa Borghese is the third largest public park in Rome.
It covers 80 hectares and occupies a large part of Pincian Hill and a small part of Campus Martius (Campo Marzio).
It is a huge area and contains various buildings which have various functions. Besides, this green area includes both gardens in the Italian taste and in the English taste, fountains and small lakes.

5 things to know about Villa Borghese.

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Keith Haring: things to know

Monday February 27th, 2017 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

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5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT KEITH HARING

Keith Haring was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, on May 4^th 1958.
From 1976 to 1978 he studied commercial art in Pittsburgh, and then at the age of 19 he moved to New York to study at the School of Visual Arts. Arrived in New York, Haring began to draw graffiti and murals, becoming famous in the city.

His style, characterised by stick men, vivid colours and bold lines, soon became recognisable, and the images of his works and his basic characters spread even outside the township line of New York.

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5 things to know about Casa Buonarroti

Thursday February 2nd, 2017 , 5 Things to know

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5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CASA BUONARROTI

Casa Buonarroti is one of the most interesting place in Florence.
Inside the building there are works of art by Michelangelo Buonarroti, an archive of books and documents, including some autographs by Michelangelo himself, and an extensive photographic archive of Michelangelo’s contemporary artists and contemporary pieces of art.

5 things to know about Casa Buonarroti.

5 things to know about Sistine Chapel and how to book tickets

Thursday January 5th, 2017 , 5 Things to know, Museum Tickets

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5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SISTINE CHAPEL

Sistine Chapel, the main chapel in the Palace of the Vatican, is named after the Pope Sixtus IV, who commissioned its creation.
The Chapel was decorated with frescoes by the most important 15th- century and 16th- century artist, including Michelangelo, Perugino, and Botticelli.

5 things to know about Sistine Chapel.

Tamara de Lempicka: 5 things to know

Monday December 12th, 2016 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TAMARA DE LEMPICKA

Tamara de Lempicka lived a long, adventurous and uncommon life.
She was an over- the-top person: transgression and glamour were the central features of her life and her works.
She lived across two continents; her bisexuality became public; she got married twice, obtaining two different noble titles; she was a model, but above all she was an artist.

5 things to know about Tamara de Lempicka.