Monet’s Water Lilies: 5 things to know

Monday October 16th, 2017 , 5 Things to know

MONET’S WATER LILIES: 5 THINGS TO KNOW

To Monet painting the Water Lilies meant painting no longer like an Impressionist artist, but experimenting something completely new.

The Water Lilies are a series of paintings painted between 1897 and 1926 by Claude Monet, who is considered the father of Impressionism, but also the artist who was able to go beyond Impressionism bringing his style towards Abstract painting, and becoming a forerunner.
If you want to know what Abstract painting is, you can read the post I wrote containing a list of abstract painters and their major works.

Here are 5 things to know in order to know everything about Monet and his Water Lilies.

Theatres around the world: 5 theatres to see

Thursday October 12th, 2017 , More than art

THEATRES AROUND THE WORLD: 5 THEATRES TO SEE AT LEAT ONCE IN YOUR LIFETIME

Theatres are the perfect place to discover a territory, because they make you discover the history of a place and do things the locals usually do.
In my opinion, there are some theatres you must see, no matter which show they hold, simply because they’re beautiful.
For your next journey you could choose to admire the world’s most beautiful theatres!

Here is my list of 5 theatres you must see at least once in your lifetime.
And you? Which theatres have you seen yet?

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Borghese Gallery tickets: how to book and what to see

Wednesday October 11th, 2017 , Museum Tickets

La Galleria Borghese, Roma.

BORGHESE GALLERY TICKETS: HOW TO BOOK AND WHAT TO SEE

Borghese Gallery tickets or guided tour?
If you are undecided about what to do and what to book to see in the most fascinating museum of Rome, I suggest you read this post to understand what is the best way to approach the visit to his masterpieces.

In this post you will find everything you need to know to organize your visit, book tickets and get to the museum.

Borghese Gallery tickets

Jacques Henri Lartigue

Tuesday October 10th, 2017 , Events and Exhibitions

Solange David, Paris, décembre 1929 Photograph by Jacques Henri Lartigue © Ministère de la Culture – France / AAJHL Courtesy of The CLAIR Gallery; Courtesy of Donation Jacques
Henri Lartigue and The CLAIR Gallery, Saint-Paul-de-Vence (FR)

JACQUES HENRI LARTIGUE PHOTOGRAPHER

The Bagatti Valsecchi Museum hosts again contemporary photography: in fact the art of Jacques Henri Lartigue will be the protagonist, from September 29th to November 26th 2017, of a small, but important, international exhibition which narrates the French photographer through his photos.

Michelangelo Buonarroti: 5 things to know

Monday October 9th, 2017 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

Daniele da Volterra (Daniele Ricciarelli)
Ritratto di Michelangelo Buonarroti.

MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI: 5 THINGS TO KNOW

Painter, sculptor, architect, Michelangelo Buonarroti was one of the greatest masters of the Renaissance.
His works are among the greatest masterpieces of the history of art, and are characterized by monumental bodies and twisted busts, which mark the surpassing of the idea according to which art has to imitate the proportions of the human figure.

Here are 5 things to know about Michelangelo.