The Deposition by Raphael is one of the artist’s early masterpieces, painted before he moved to Rome, at the court of Pope Julius II, and before many other masterpieces such as the Madonna of the Chair or the Fornarina.
In this post you’ll discover details and curious facts of a masterpiece.
Deposition by Raphael
Pittore attivo a Roma alla metà del XVII secolo. Ritratto di architettrice (Plautilla Bricci?)
olio su tela, 66.1 x 52.7 cm. Los Angeles, collezione privata
Life and works of Plautilla Bricci who was the first woman architect in pre-industrial Europe.
The daughter of an artist, Plautilla was a famous painter, but above all she was a capable architect who was able to fill a role that was exclusively dominated by men.
We continue our journey to discover the most important but still little-known women in the history of art.
Life and works of Plautilla Bricci
On July 13th 1793 the news of the death of Marat, a protagonist of the French Revolution, shocked France.
Marat was stabbed to death and his murderer, Charlotte Corday, four days after the assassination and after a summary trial, was executed by guillotine.
In this post you’ll discover the history of a masterpiece that depicts one of the most tragic moments in the 18th-century France.
The Death of Marat by David
Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Caravaggio
Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Caravaggio is a painting painted in 1597, a happy period and of great work for the artist. Everything seemed to be perfect, but that it wasn’t exactly true. After all, the model Caravaggio used for the painting belonged to the dark world that inhabited Rome in the late 17th century, which Caravaggio couldn’t do without.
In this post I’ll make you discover a masterpiece by Michelangelo Merisi known as Caravaggio.
Le Moulin de la Galette by Picasso
The painting Le Moulin de la Galette by Picasso was executed in 1900, and is considered one of his most interesting early paintings, prior to Cubism but already pervaded by the Parisian atmosphere that the Spanish artist had just started to experience.
In this post you’ll find a description of one of Picasso’s first masterpieces. When he was not yet Picasso that we all know today.
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