Silvestro Lega, Le bambine che fanno le signore (1872) – Istituto Matteucci,Viareggio
The success of Macchiaioli’s works depends certainly on beauty of their paintings, but the role played by women was decisive, too.
Woman enters Macchiaioli’s paintings in a brand new way, and the success depends also on the strength of some special women.
Macchiaioli’s works and women’s role
Which are the works of the Museo del Novecento (Museum of the 20th century) in Milan you should seet?
It’s not easy to make a list of the unmissable masterpieces, because it’s a museum housing many works of Italian art, and not only, of the 20th century.
In this post you’ll find some works you shouldn’t miss for any reason before exiting the Museo del Novecento.
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What makes Madonna and Child with Saint Catherine and Saint James by Lorenzo Lotto housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna so special? Who commissioned the painting and where was it supposed to be placed?
It’s not easy to answer these questions, but you may formulate some hypotheses and you may understand the greatness of Lorenzo Lotto.
In this post I’ll make you discover a masterpiece.
Madonna and Child with Saint Catherine and Saint James
When you ask me which works of art in Turin you should see, the first thing that comes to my mind is suggesting a visit to the GAM, the Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary art, but there are many other places where you can find art masterpieces.
The GAM is a museum housing one of the most interesting art collections in Europe and is certainly the first leg to discover Turin from an artistic point of view.
In this post you’ll find a list of the works of art you shouldn’t miss in Turin, and not only at the Gam. And if the list doesn’t contain your favourite work of art, write in the comments.
I’m looking forward for your suggestions at the end of the post.
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Sofonisba Anguissola, Self-Portrait
Sofonisba Anguissola is one of the most important female painters of Italian Renaissance.
Born into a noble family, she took painting lessons, but also music, literature, foreign languages and philosophy lessons and, thanks to her well-rounded education, she could participate in the artistic life of the main Italian courts and establish relationships with the most famous artists of her time.
Her name appears in “The Lives” by Giorgio Vasari, and Michelangelo considered her a highly talented woman.
After telling you the life and works of female painter Catharina van Hemessen, in this post I’ll talk about the story of Sofonisba Anguissola.
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