Movies you must see: great artists at the cinema

Thursday March 29th, 2018 , Artists and Works, More than art

MOVIES YOU MUST SEE: GREAT ARTISTS AT THE CINEMA

When I decided to write a post about the movies you must see to know the lives of the artists, I would never have imagined that I’d be spoilt for choice.
After writing a post dedicated to Romantic movies: the most beautiful love declarations in movies, now I’ll make a list of the movies you must see, that is the most beautiful and latest films, released from 2000 onwards just to make it clear, which depict the lives of the most famous artists.

Movies you must see

Rodin and Camille Claudel: a love and an art story

Monday March 26th, 2018 , Artists and Works

RODIN AND CAMILLE CLAUDEL: A LOVE AND AN ART STORY

If you had to give the story between Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel a title, it would probably be “Beauty and the Beast”.

When they met he was already a famous sculptor, he was more than 40 years old, lame, short and also short-sighted.
Camille, instead, was a beautiful 18-year-old girl who had arrived in Paris in the 1880s from northern France with a head full of dreams.
She was the pupil, he was the master.

Eventually they became lovers, and the works they created seem to be the representation of their tumultuous love.

Rodin and Camille Claudel: a love

Vincent Van Gogh: 5 things to know

Thursday March 22nd, 2018 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

VINCENT VAN GOGH: 5 THINGS TO KNOW

Vincent Van Gogh was a mad and visionary painter.
Symbol of the tormented artist who mixes genius with madness, his life was a race towards self-destruction, full of turns of events and violence, but also genial artworks ignored by his contemporaries and considered masterpieces by all those who came after him.

There are a little more than 800 artworks by Van Gogh left, admired by scholars and adored by visitors of the museums housing them.
In this post you’ll find 5 things to know about Vincent Van Gogh.

Vincent van Gogh life and works e opere: 5 things to know

Pauline Bonaparte: who she was and where you can see Canova’s sculpture

Monday March 12th, 2018 , Artists and Works

PAULINE BONAPARTE: WHERE YOU CAN SEE CANOVA’S SCULPTURE, WHO SHE WAS AND WHY CANOVA PORTRAYED HER AS VENUS VICTRIX (OR VENUS VICTORIOUS)

Pauline Bonaparte was Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister and the wife of Prince Camillo Borghese. Her name is famous because she was portrayed as Venus by Antonio Canova, who made her splendid and immortal.

The whiteness of the marble and the perfection of each detail of this statue made Canova’s Pauline Bonaparte one of the most captivating works of art ever.

In this post I’ll explain who Pauline Bonaparte was, why Canova portrayed her as Venus, and where the statue is located.

READ ALSO – Antonio Canova, life and works.

A masterpiece by Botticelli at the Uffizi Gallery: The Calumny of Apelles

Thursday March 1st, 2018 , Artists and Works

A MASTERPIECE BY BOTTICELLI AT THE UFFIZI GALLERY: THE CALUMNY OF APELLES

There’s a masterpiece by Botticelli at the Uffizi Gallery, next to his famous “Primavera” (“Spring”).
It’s a small painting which always runs the risk of passing unnoticed, but if you know it you can’t help but looking at it, because is full of meanings and is also the key to understanding Botticelli’s artistic journey.

In this post I’ll explain why this masterpiece by Botticelli is so important and what “The Calumny of Apelles” represents.

A masterpiece by Botticelli at the Uffizi Gallery