The Turkish Bath by Ingres: description and curiosities about the painting

, Artists and Works

bagno turco | Ingres

THE TURKISH BATH BY INGRES: EVERYTHING YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT THE PAINTING

The Turkish Bath by Ingres is an exercise of imagination!
It’s one of those masterpieces originated from the creative mind of a great artist who, inspired by the description given by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, wife of the British ambassador to Turkey, painted a Turkish bath exactly like he imagined it, and without ever having seen one.
In this post I want to tell you some curiosities about this painting.

The Turkish Bath by Ingres

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Hotel Mo.Ma., an exhibition by Monica Marioni

, Contemporary Art, Events and Exhibitions

Monica Marioni | Casa Gallo

HOTEL MO.MA., AN EXHIBITION BY MONICA MARIONI

Hotel Mo.Ma. is an exhibition by Monica Marioni which is a dialogue between content and container, between the works on display and the exhibition area.
The place chosen for this dialogue is Casa Gallo, at Palazzo Brusarosco-Zaccaria in Vicenza, one of the many amazing works designed by architect Carlo Scarpa.

This building that was once the residence of the Gallo family,  who commissioned Scarpa the renovation project in the early 1960s, becomes the home, or rather, the temporary hotel of Monica Marioni’s works.
And that’s how the container becomes the scenery, but also the protagonist of an exhibition where also visitors are an active part of the project.

Monica Marioni converses with Carlo Scarpa 

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15th century art: Early Renaissance and the rebirth of art

, Schools & Periods

cupola Brunelleschi

15TH CENTURY ART: EARLY RENAISSANCE 

Studying the evolution of the 15th century art is amazing.
Then, if you think that it’s at the end of the 15th century, precisely in 1492, that the most significant event of this wonderful century occurred, that is the Discovery of America, then you’ll understand that creativity and ingenuity are the keywords of this period.

In this post I’ll tell you how and why the art in the 15th century has changed the destiny of Western art.

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Centre Pompidou works: what you must see

, Cities of Art, Museums

centre pompidou

CENTRE POMPIDOU WORKS: WHAT YOU MUST SEE

This post is dedicated to those who are going to visit Paris, and here you’ll find everything about the Centre Pompidou, works to see and how to arrange your visit to one of the most important collections of European modern and contemporary art in the world.

In this post I’ll explain why you should visit the Centre Pompidou, which works of art to see and how to buy your ticket.

Centre Pompidou works 

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How to decorate your home in Art Nouveau style: the unmissable objects

, More than art
Casa Galileo Chini | Lido di Camaiore

Galileo Chini House Museum in Lido di Camaiore

HOW TO DECORATE YOUR HOME IN ART NOUVEAU STYLE: THE UNMISSABLE OBJECTS

How to decorate your home in Art Nouveau style with few objects
Over the last few months many of you have asked me to give some more space to design and also to objects that can give a dash of beauty to our homes and our everyday life.

So, here is the first of a series of posts containing some advice about making your home an old-time place.
In this post you’ll find some objects to decorate your home in Art Nouveau style.

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