Cityscape painting

Thursday March 23rd, 2017 , Schools & Periods

Il Campo di Rialto, Canaletto. Image source: Wikipedia.it

CITYSCAPE PAINTING

One of the most fascinating events in the European painting is the birth and development of Vedutismo (cityscape painting) in the 18^th century, of which the Venetian painter Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto, was the main proponent.

His vedute (views) of Venice and London, as well were sought-after mainly by Anglo-Saxon collectors, who loved urban landscapes, and found in Canaletto’s works detailed and realistic images of what they could see and live in the 18^th-century cities.

READ ALSO: Things to see in Venice.

Museo del Novecento – The Museum of the 20th century in Milan

Wednesday March 22nd, 2017 , Cities of Art, Museums

Image source: www.clubmagellano.it

MUSEO DEL NOVECENTO: THE MUSEUM OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN MILAN

The Museo del Novecento (the Museum of the 20^th century) is located in Piazza Duomo in Milan inside the Palazzo dell’Arengario, built in the 1930s.
The Museum was inaugurated in 2010 and displays the Milanese collection of contemporary art, including some masterpieces of the 20^th century.

The Museo del Novecento houses approximately 400 works displayed in chronological order, starting from the early twentieth century to the major exponents of Arte Povera, such as Luciano Fabro and Giuseppe Penone.
In the middle there’s all the art of the 20^th century including the Italian masters of Futurism and Abstract Art, but also the international avant-gardes.

Manet and modern Paris

Tuesday March 21st, 2017 , Events and Exhibitions

Édouard Manet
Il pifferaio, 1866 // Berthe Morisot con un mazzo di violette, 1872.
Parigi, Musée d’Orsay
© René-Gabriel Ojéda / RMN-Réunion des Musées Nationaux/ distr. Alinari

MANET AND MODERN PARIS

An exhibition in Milan dedicated to Manet which will allow you to experience the Parisian atmosphere of the late 19th century.
Between 1850 and 1880 Paris was changing rapidly its appearance. And it’s that atmosphere of renovation and modernity that was described by Manet and some painters who were his companions during his life and work.

READ ALSO: my post about Impressionism.

Henrick Goltzius

Monday March 20th, 2017 , Artists and Works

Image source: https://visualpursuits.org

HENRICK GOLTZIUS

Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) was the most important Dutch engraver of the Baroque period.
Goltzius was contemporary with Rembrandt, the author of the painting “The Night Watch”, and maybe more famous than he was.

Goltzius’s works are detailed and sensual, although his right hand was deformed due to a severe burn caused by an accident in which he risked dying when he was a baby.

Sleeping in al lighthouse

Sunday March 19th, 2017 , More than art

Edward Hopper. Il faro di Two Lights, 1929. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

SLEEPING IN A LIGHTHOUSE

In the era of GPS, sonar and automatic navigation, a number of signal towers have lost their original significance, being abandoned and turning into ruins. They stand as relics of a bygone era, now waiting to be rediscovered and re-used in a more contemporary fashion.

In an epoch in which technology has entered navigation system, the lighthouse has lost its original meaning, and has become an abandoned architecture, but it has transformed into a place for dream holidays.

I made a list of the 3 most beautiful lighthouses where you can spend your holiday.
Continue reading