From Uffizi Self-Portraits to Selfies: the Uffizi’s Hidden Treasures

Thursday November 30th, 2023 , Artists and Works

If you think art can dialogue with modern social trends, you are in the right place.
Today I want to tell you about an Uffizi initiative halfway between history and artistic innovation, where the art of the past meets contemporary trends. The Uffizi Museum in Florence, a true cultural gem, is experiencing a renaissance thanks to the perfect combination of tradition and modernity. This article, focusing on the “Uffizi Self-Portraits”, explores how this iconic museum is rewriting the rules of art exhibition.

FROM UFFIZI SELF-PORTRAITS TO SELFIES

Goya’s Saturn devouring his children: analysis and trivia

Thursday November 30th, 2023 , Artists and Works

Goya’s Saturn devouring his children is one of those paintings that does not allow the eye to turn elsewhere, despite the fact that the image is terrifying.
Have you ever stood in front of a work of art like this that horrified you but did not allow you to stop looking?
Art, in its purest expression, possesses the unique ability to make us reflect, question and sometimes even disturb. One of the artists who best embodied this expressive power is undoubtedly Francisco Goya, a major figure between the 18th and 19th centuries who continues to influence art and culture in our own day.

Goya’s Saturn devouring his children: analysis and trivia

The Revolution of Giambologna’s Rape of the Sabine Woman

Monday November 27th, 2023 , Artists and Works

Have you ever wondered how a work of art can represent an entire era, even anticipating future artistic movements? If the answer is yes, then let me guide you into the world of Giambologna, one of the most innovative sculptors of late Mannerism.

Born as Jean de Boulogne in Flanders and trained in Antwerp, this master of art moved to Florence, where he would help redefine the canons of sculpture.
From this Florentine cultural workshop, Giambologna sowed the seeds for an art that would later flow into the Baroque, creating works that still leave us breathless today for their refinement and audacity. In this post we will look in detail at Giambologna’s Rape of the Sabine Woman to discover how it became a landmark of Mannerist elegance and a prelude to the Baroque explosion.

The Revolution of Giambologna’s Rape of the Sabine Woman

Goya’s Colossus: analysis and trivia

Thursday November 23rd, 2023 , Artists and Works

Have you ever tried to understand the mysteries surrounding the enigmatic work known as Goya’s Colossus? This majestic work, imbued with history and mystery, has continued to enchant and question art experts for centuries.
In the sphere of Spanish art, Francisco Goya holds a prominent place because of his unique ability to capture the human essence and turmoil of his era. Goya’s Colossus is no exception, as this painting defies time with its powerful composition and two different interpretations.

Goya’s Colossus: analysis and trivia

Life and works of Italico Brass, an artist to rediscover

Monday November 20th, 2023 , Artists and Works

Italico Brass, Al caffè Florian, 1912. Olio su tela, 150 x 116 cm. Collezione privata. Courtesy lineadacqua

Have you ever heard of Italico Brass, the painter who crossed epochs and borders, famous in life but then forgotten for decades?
The life and works of Italico Brass tell a story of success, but fate decided that for decades his great talent, his adventurous life as a war “reporter” and his Venice, which he chose as his point of arrival and indispensable horizon, would not be spoken of again.

In this post I tell you his story, also through some of his most beautiful works.