The Kiss by Hayez: where it is housed and what it represents

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Francesco Hayez | il Bacio

WHERE THE KISS BY HAYEZ IS HOUSED AND WHAT IT REPRESENTS

Everyone knows the Kiss by Hayez, but not everyone knows where it is housed and what the painting made by the father of Italian Romanticism represents.
It’s a wonderful painting that has always enthralled me for its story as well as the feeling it inspires. Which aspects of the painting strike you most? I put it on the list of Famous kisses: the 5 most beautiful kisses in history of art, too. It is one of the most famous kisses in history of art. Do you agree with me?

In this post I’ll tell you everything you should know about Francesco Hayez’s most famous painting.

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The Lady with an Ermine: 5 things to know

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Leonardo da Vinci | Cecilia Gallerani

THE LADY WITH AN ERMINE: 5 THINGS TO KNOW AND WHO THE LADY PORTRAYED BY LEONARDO DA VINCI IS

What makes the Lady with an Ermine a real masterpiece? Which story does this painting tell? I’ll try to answer these questions by telling the story of this painting.

In this post I’ll accompany you to discover the painting known as the Lady with an Ermine, by describing the work in 5 points and leaving you, I hope, a great desire to know more about it and maybe to admire the painting in person, in the museum exhibiting it.

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Michelangelo’s Pietà : 5 things to know about the Vatican Pietà

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Pieta Michelangelo

MICHELANGELO’ S PIETÀ: 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE VATICAN PIETÀ

If I think of Saint Peter’s Basilica, the first work of art that comes to my mind is Michelangelo’s Pietà. What about you?
It is impossible for you to enter St. Peter’s Basilica and not to notice one of Michelangelo’s masterpieces, the most poetic and marvellous sculpture ever created.

Are you curious to find out Michelangelo’s most beautiful sculpture in 5 points? Let’s go!

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Tintoretto life and works: 5 things to know

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Tintoretto | autoritratto

TINTORETTO, LIFE AND WORKS OF JACOPO ROBUSTI: 5 THINGS TO KNOW

If I say Tintoretto which work does come to your mind?
His works are a novelty in the Venice and Italian art scene of the 16th century and still today his style amazes you and you can’t remain indifferent before his paintings.
He was able to stand out in a highly competitive environment, in one of the largest cities in Europe.
In this post you’ll find 5 things you must know about Tintoretto.

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How Canaletto painted: 5 things to know

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Canaletto | Il molo verso est con la colonna di S. Marco

Antonio Canal known as Canaletto, The Pier towards Riva degli Schiavoni with the Column of Saint Mark – Milan, Collection of Ancient Art and Pinacoteca of the Sforza Castle

HOW CANALETTO PAINTED: 5 THINGS TO KNOW

How did Canaletto paint his perfect vedute (city views) almost similar to photographs?
This is the first question I asked myself when for the first time I was in front of a work by Canaletto.

At that time I was at Ca’Rezzonico, the Museum of the 18th-century Venice, and starting from this simple question, I began carrying out a research on the world of Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto, the leading exponent of Vedutismo and who spread throughout the world an image of Venice still present in the collective consciousness.

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