Secret Pompeii: 5 little-known curious facts

Friday January 31st, 2020 , Cities of Art

SECRET POMPEII: 5 LITTLE-KNOWN CURIOUS FACTS

Secret Pompeii is a city frozen in time which is waiting to be discovered and understood. For centuries scholars all over the world have been trying to reconstruct the history of this sleeping city, because not everything has been discovered, despite some findings which illustrate the vitality of a city which was one of the most populated during Roman age.

In this post 5 curious facts about secret Pompeii, that is to say that small little-known details of a city frozen in time.

Secret Pompeii: 5 curious facts

Museums in Paris to visit: my advice on which ones you should visit

Wednesday January 29th, 2020 , Cities of Art, Museums

MUSEUMS IN PARIS TO VISIT: MY ADVICE ON WHICH ONES YOU SHOULD VISIT

If I say museums in Paris to visit, what does it come to your mind?
In this post you’ll find a list of the museums in Paris to visit and useful advice for those who visit the city for the first time or those who are looking for new places to visit.
And you? Have you visited Paris yet? What is your favourite museum?

Museums in Paris to visit

Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution: the great exhibition of 2020

Tuesday January 28th, 2020 , Events and Exhibitions

VAN EYCK. AN OPTICAL REVOLUTION: THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 2020

In 2020 the Museum of Fine Arts Gent (MSK) will host the exhibition Van Eyck. An optical revolution from February 1st to April 30th 2020. A great event which celebrates the original splendour of the panels of the “Adoration of the Mystic Lamb”, after a long restoration.

Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution

David by Bernini: 5 things to know

Monday January 27th, 2020 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

DAVID BY BERNINI: 5 THINGS TO KNOW

When I saw David by Bernini for the first time I didn’t know anything about art history and the artist who carved it.
I was a little child and my parents dragged me to the museum housing it, and the statue seemed beautiful to me; rather it reminded me another sculpture, which a few years later I found out that it was called “Discobolus”.
In this post I’ll tell you 5 things to know about David by Bernini and I’ll explain why this work is so extraordinary.

5 things to know about David by Bernini

The Bridal Chamber by Mantegna

Friday January 24th, 2020 , Artists and Works

THE BRIDAL CHAMBER BY MANTEGNA: CURIOUS FACTS AND DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK

Admiring the Bridal Chamber by Mantegna in Mantua is always thrilling and, even though I’ve already seen it, every time I enter this room is like the first time.

I arrived on a cold January morning after a tour discovering works by Giulio Romano in Mantua and in this post I’ll tell you curious facts about one of the great masterpieces to see in Mantua, the Bridal Chamber by Mantegna.

The Bridal Chamber by Mantegna: curious facts and description of the

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