Apollo and Daphne by Gian Lorenzo Bernini: 5 things to know

Monday July 29th, 2019 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

APOLLO AND DAPHNE BY GIAN LORENZO BERNINI: 5 THINGS TO KNOW

How many times have you looked Apollo and Daphne by Bernini for endless minutes?
It often happens to me, and when I stayed before this amazing sculpture I couldn’t help but turn around it to observe it from all angles!

In this post I encourage you to discover one of the masterpieces by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and I bet you’ll feel the desire to enter immediately the museum housing Apollo and Daphne.

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Raphael Rooms: 5 things to know

Monday July 22nd, 2019 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

RAPHAEL ROOMS: 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROOM OF THE SIGNATURA

Have you ever seen Raphael Rooms?
If you happened to be in front of the fresco “The School of Athens” or the “Deliverance of Saint Peter”, I am certain that you remained open-mouthed and looked upwards for a long time.
It happened to me and, in front of those masterpieces, I thought that everybody should admire Raphael Rooms at least once in the lifetime.

Here are 5 things to know about Raphael’s most beautiful and important paintings.

Raphael Rooms

Self-Portrait by Van Gogh: 5 things to know

Monday July 15th, 2019 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

SELF-PORTRAIT BY VAN GOGH: 5 THINGS TO KNOW

I’ve been wanting to write a post about the Self-Portrait by Van Gogh for a long time, but I had a problem: which one of his several self-portraits should I have described?

Throughout his life Van Gogh painted about 40 self-portraits and each one seems to be a new study on himself and his anguished soul.
In this post I’ll tell you how and why Van Gogh decided to portray himself so often and I’ll show you which Self-Portrait by Van Gogh I prefer.

Self-Portrait by Van Gogh: 5 things you need to know

The Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch: 5 things to know

Thursday June 27th, 2019 , Artists and Works

THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS BY BOSCH: 5 THINGS TO KNOW

What is exactly a Garden of Earthly Delights?
I always imagined it as a lawn, illuminated by the summer sun, where men live in peace with nature.
Also Hieronymus Bosch imagined his own Garden of Earthly Delights, and depicted it in a painting difficult to understand.

In this post you’ll find 5 things you must know about the most complex and mysterious work by Bosch.

The Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch

The Maja desnuda and the Maja vestida: 5 things to know

Monday June 24th, 2019 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

THE MAJA DESNUDA AND THE MAJA VESTIDA: 5 THINGS TO KNOW AND WHO THE WOMAN PORTRAYED BY GOYA IS

Why are the Maja desnuda and the Maja vestida so famous? What makes these two paintings so appealing?
The answer to these questions is in their story which holds more mysteries than certainties.

In this post I’ ll lead you to the discovery of the Maja desnuda and the Maja vestida, by describing these two canvasses in 5 points, and I hope you’ ll feel the desire to admire them in person.

The Maja desnuda and the Maja vestida: 5 things to know