Who was the woman in Raphael’s Portrait of a Young Woman (La Muta)

Wednesday August 3rd, 2022 , Artists and Works

WHO WAS RAFFAELLO’S YOUNG WOMAN AND WHERE TO SEE HER TODAY

Who was actually Raphael’s young woman (La Muta) and why did the artist correct the work several times?
This portrait has sparked scholarly speculation, prompted investigations in the archives and fuelled many stories, but still has not unravelled its mysteries.

We know almost nothing about the true identity of Raphael’s young woman, but in this post I tell you about the events that have made this work even more fascinating and reveal where you can see it today.

Raphael’s Young Woman

The portraits and photos of Richard Avedon, fashion photographer

Tuesday August 2nd, 2022 , Artists and Works

Richard Avedon, Self-portrait, Provo, Utah, August 20, 1980 © The Richard Avedon Foundation

PORTRAITS AND PHOTOS BY FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD AVEDON

Richard Avedon’s portraits and photos are among the most innovative images of the 20th century.
Not only did Avedon revolutionise the way models were photographed, transforming them from static subjects to leading actresses of the set, showing their human side as well, but his striking celebrity portraits, in black and white and often in large format, were the first shots capable of revealing the innermost psychological side of the person portrayed.

For this reason, Richard Avedon is one of the undisputed masters of 20th century photography, who has taken photos that have made history and have that capacity, that only masterpieces have, to inspire in the observer the desire to create a story around that image, trying to build the plot of the events that happened before and after that shot.

The photographs of Richard Avedon

The pain of the world in the works of Davide Cantoni

Wednesday July 27th, 2022 , Artists and Works

Davide Cantoni, Coral Bleaching Australia (2017), pastelli colorati, cm 122 x 184

THE PAIN OF THE WORLD IN THE WORKS OF DAVIDE CANTONI

Considered an artist of great interest for his innovative technique and the intensity of the stories he tells and reinterprets through his work, Davide Cantoni has recently devoted himself to the development of two interesting cycles of works: Les Etrangers and the works on the consequences of global warming (2 degrees).

Created using the famous technique of burning paper with a magnifying glass, Davide Cantoni’s works are inspired by images published in the New York Times and are designed to come into direct visual contact with the famous sculptures on display at the MANN Museum in Naples.
A kind of dialogue but also a clash between giants and common men, indelible history and passing news, great deeds that are forever imprinted in the collective memory and episodes that briefly intrigue but are soon forgotten.

The works of Davide Cantoni

Elisa Talentino’s works are for the cover!

Tuesday July 26th, 2022 , Artists and Works

ELISA TALENTINO’S WORKS ARE FOR THE COVER!

For some years now, Elisa Talentino has been one of the most sought-after illustrators by Italian publications and publishing houses.

Elisa Talentino’s works have, in fact, framed important novels (including the re-edition of Dacia Maraini’s complete works), published by Einaudi, Mondadori, Bompiani, Il Saggiatore, Edizioni e/o, La nave di Teseo, Enne Edizioni and many other publishing houses.

The works of Elisa Talentino

Balance through the works of Antonio Signorini

Friday July 22nd, 2022 , Artists and Works

BALANCE THROUGH THE WORKS OF ANTONIO SIGNORINI

Dynamic poses, jumping, running, galloping, dancing. Antonio Signorini’s works have no eyes, the gaze becomes a search for something that cannot be seen because the artist provokes the viewer and stimulates his contribution.

Antonio Signorini is an Italian artist, born in Tuscany in 1971.
Immersed in the history and art of the Renaissance since his childhood, he shared his father’s passion for art and, together with him, visited museums, cities, palaces, observed and studied monumental and archaeological works in Italy and Europe, giving rise to a process of research and study of art history and primitive art that accompanied him throughout his life.

The works of Antonio Signorini