Annunciation by Leonardo: analysis and curious facts

Monday July 5th, 2021 , Artists and Works

Leonardo Da Vinci, Annunciation – Uffizi Gallery

ANNUNCIATION BY LEONARDO: ANALYSIS AND CURIOUS FACTS

To Leonardo painting is a mental act, a way to understand reality and nature. In Annunciation by Leonardo, painted when the artist was probably in his early twenties, you can already see its interest in nature and curiosity about phenomena of the world that Renaissance man was trying to understand.

In this post you’ll discover a masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, housed in the Uffizi Gallery.

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Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 13 in Verona

Tuesday June 1st, 2021 , Artists and Works

PORTRAIT OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART AT THE AGE OF 13 IN VERONA

There’s a painting that more than others comes to my mind when I listen to any Mozart’s melody. It’s the Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 13 in Verona, which was painted by a Veronese artist during the musician’s first stay in Verona.

In this post you’ll discover this famous portrait.

Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 13 in Verona

Degas’s Absinthe: analysis and curious facts

Monday May 17th, 2021 , Artists and Works

Degas, The Absinthe (1875-1876)

DEGAS’S ABSINTHE: ANALISYS AND CURIOUS FACTS

Once someone asked me what’s beautiful and charming about Degas’s Absinthe. Actually, it’s a painting that doesn’t make you happy; rather, to me, has always had a subheading: “depression”.

No, Degas’s Abisinthe is not beautiful, it’s amazing.
It’s a painting depicting with photographic accuracy a scene that anyone who was in Paris at the end of the 19th century could see. However, Degas didn’t portray only a moment, but he rather told a story, in which it’s easy to imagine feelings and thought of the two protagonists.

In this post you’ll discover one of Edgar Degas’s most intense works.

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Degas’s most beautiful works you should know and where to admire them

Monday May 3rd, 2021 , Artists and Works

DEGAS’S MOST BEAUTIFUL WORKS YOU SHOULD KNOW AND WHERE TO ADMIRE THEM

A post dedicated to Degas’s most beautiful works and where to find them.

Degas was basically a solitary artist. He had a difficult character, he was introverted, and his life was completely devoted to art.
He is famous for the dancers he depicted in many paintings, but well-known also for his sculptures.

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Monet’s works: the most beautiful ones and where to find them

Monday April 12th, 2021 , Artists and Works

MONET’S WORKS: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ONES AND WHERE TO ADMIRE THEM

Monet’s works and masterpieces you should know to understand the master of Impressionism.

Monet was the artist of Impressionism and of the “plein air” painting: his studio was flowery meadows, sunny landscapes, and his home garden.
He studied for years reflections on the water, lights on the surfaces and feelings the nature arouses.
In this post you’ll find Monet’s most beautiful works.

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