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Sistine Chapel, the main chapel in the Palace of the Vatican, is named after the Pope Sixtus IV, who commissioned its creation.
The Chapel was decorated with frescoes by the most important 15th- century and 16th- century artist, including Michelangelo, Perugino, and Botticelli.
5 things to know about Sistine Chapel.
Davide Zambotti
Enrico Tealdi, Davies Zambotti and Ettore Pinelli.
Three artists on exhibition at the Fusion Art Gallery of Turin with their works which represent the distorted visions of the world surrounding them.
Florence is famous all over the world for being the cradle of the Renaissance and for its museums which house masterpieces of the most important artists of all time. Among its museums, the most important and the most famous in the world is the Uffizi Gallery.
Van Dyck, Ritratto di Desiderio Segno (1624)
When I visited Genoa for the first time the great ability of this city to promote its heritage enchanted me.
I joined in the Rolli Days, but there were still a lot of museums and palaces to see, so I came back to Genoa to visit the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola (National Gallery of Spinola Palace) and the exhibition dedicated to Anton Van Dyck.
Donato Bramante, Cristo alla colonna.
DONATO BRAMANTE: ARCHITECT AND PAINTER
Donato Bramante (1444-1514) was one of the most important architects and painters of the Renaissance, and it seems that he studied in Urbino and was a collaborator of Piero della Francesca.
Little is known about Bramante’s life and his early years, but for certain he established himself on the 16th-century artistic scene by bringing back to the top both architecture and classical art.
