Raffaella Cortese Gallery: an interview with Raffaella Cortese

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RAFFAELLA CORTESE GALLERY: AN INTERVIEW WITH RAFFAELLA CORTESE

The interviews to discover who there’s behind the work of art galleries, are going on, and after meeting the Contini Gallery in Venice, now it’s time to discover the Raffaella Cortese Gallery in Milan.
Once again our guide will be Alice Traforti, who addressed some questions to Raffaella Cortese.

Galleria Raffaella Cortese, in Milan from 1995

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Flemish painting: a tour among the masterpieces of Flanders

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FLEMISH PAINTING: A TOUR AMONG THE MASTERPIECES OF FLANDERS

I’m certain that the most beautiful trips are those inspired by emotions and during my first trip to Flanders I was touched by the Flemish painting.

On my Instagram channel, Instagram TV and Facebook you’ll find images and information I posted during my trip.
In this post, instead, I’ll recap the main legs of my tour among the museums and the art of the Flemish masters.

The Flemish painting: my itinerary through Flanders

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Why should you visit Madrid: 5 masterpieces to see

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WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT MADRID IF YOU ARE AN ART LOVER: 5 MASTERPIECES TO SEE

Why should you visit Madrid if you are an art lover and which are the works you must see?
In this post you’ll find the list of the masterpieces you can’t miss and which are housed in the three top museums in the capital of Spain: the Prado Museum, The Reina Sofía Museum and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.

A short and useful itinerary for those who have very little time or for those who have already visited Madrid but would like to come back to admire the fundamental works housed in these museums.
The admission to these three museums is free at specific times or on specific days, so it’s easy to plan a quick visit only to see some works of art.

Why should you visit Madrid. 5 masterpieces to see

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Tintoretto exhibition: the 500th anniversary of the birth of the great artist

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TINTORETTO EXHIBITION: VENICE CELEBRATES THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF THE GREAT ARTIST

Tintoretto exhibition in Venice!
A few months ago, as soon as I found out that Venice was preparing to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of Tintoretto with two exhibitions, I soon mentioned the event in the post Exhibitions in Venice 2018: all the unmissable events, and I couldn’t wait for the opening of the exhibition.

In the most gorgeous Venice I’ve ever seen, I immersed myself in two exhibitions illustrating the life of Tintoretto through his most beautiful works.

In this post I’ll tell you what I saw and why to go to Venice to discover Tintoretto.

Tintoretto exhibition: two exhibitions for a great event in Venice

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