An itinerary in the Netherlands in the footsteps of Rembrandt

Friday August 7th, 2020 , Artists and Works, Cities of Art

AN ITINERARY IN THE NETHERLANDS FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF REMBRANDT: WHERE TO FIND HIS WORKS

A post dedicated to the major artist of the Dutch Golden Age with an itinerary in the Netherlands in the footsteps of Rembrandt.
Where to find his works and which are those you shouldn’t miss if you visit the Netherlands? And is it possibile to admire Rembrandt’s paintings also from home?

In this post you’ll find his masterpieces but also how you can admire them with a simple click.

An Itinerary in the Netherlands following in the footsteps of Rembrandt: where you can find his most beautiful works

Dutch art in Italy: the works of the Dutch masters and where to find them

Friday July 31st, 2020 , Artists and Works

DUTCH ART IN ITALY: THE WORKS OF THE DUTCH MASTERS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

From Hieronymus Bosch to Mondrian, and from Rembrandt to van Gogh: do you know that you can admire Dutch art in Italy?
Some Dutch masterpieces are housed in Italian museums and will make you have an amazing journey into Dutch art without crossing national borders.

In this post you’ll find a list of the major masterpieces of Dutch art in Italy and where to find them.
In the previous episode dedicated to Dutch art I had shown the works of the Kröller-Müller museum in Otterlo.

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The Allegory of Painting by Vermeer: description and analysis

Monday July 20th, 2020 , Artists and Works

Allegory of Painting

THE ALLEGORY OF PAINTING BY VERMEER: DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS

Do you know The Allegory of Painting by Vermeer ? The artist never parted with this work and his wife didn’t succeed in keeping it with her.
The reasons are not clear, but it’s possible to formulate some hypotheses and hold this painting as a heirloom.

I had the chance to admire this painting at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, many years ago.
I’ve already written a post about Vermeer’s works containing also this painting today I want to examine in depth.

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Vermeer’s works: the most beautiful paintings and where to find them

Monday July 6th, 2020 , Artists and Works

VERMEER’S WORKS: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

Vermeer’s works to see to know the exponent of a painting based on the depiction of scenes of ordinary life.

Only very few works by Johannes Vermeer have survived.
It’s said that they are only 36 and most depict domestic interiors with people doing ordinary activities.
In this post you’ll find the most important works by Vermeer, useful information about where you can admire them and some curious facts about the life of the Dutch artist.

Vermeer’s works

Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Caravaggio

Monday June 22nd, 2020 , Artists and Works

Rest on the Flight into Egypt | Caravaggio

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1596-1597
Oil on canvas, 135,5 x 166,5 cm -Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Rome

REST ON THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT BY CARAVAGGIO

When was the painting Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Caravaggio made and who commissioned it?
It’s certainly one of my favourite works by Michelangelo Merisi and I think that you should admire it at least once in your lifetime, because it’s one of the greatest art masterpieces.

In this post you’ll find the description and some curious facts about Caravaggio’s painting.

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