Palazzo Vecchio in Florence: tickets and what to see

Sunday February 26th, 2023 , Museum Tickets, Cities of Art

PALAZZO VECCHIO IN FLORENCE: TICKETS AND WHAT TO SEE

Florence is the city that gave birth to some of Italy’s greatest artists and men of letters and is home to numerous masterpieces that are the expression of centuries of cultural and artistic hegemony. In particular, Piazza della Signoria is a concentration of works of art: from the Loggia dei Lanzi, a true open-air museum, to Palazzo Vecchio and the Uffizi Galleries. In this artistic context, Palazzo Vecchio is the symbol of 14th-century civil architecture and visiting its most famous rooms, as well as the more hidden ones, is a must for visitors to the Tuscan capital.

The revolution of Impressionism: experiments and successes

Thursday February 23rd, 2023 , Schools & Periods

CLAUDE MONET, Vue de Londres dans le brouillard "La Tamise". Tecnica mista su carta. 21x28 cm . 1903. Collezione privata

CLAUDE MONET, Vue de Londres dans le brouillard “La Tamise”. Tecnica mista su carta. 21×28 cm . 1903. Collezione privata

THE REVOLUTION OF IMPRESSIONISM: EXPERIMENTS AND SUCCESSES

When, in April 1874, a small group of artists organised an exhibition at the studio of the photographer Nadar in the Boulevard des Capucines in Paris, they did not think they were at the beginning of an artistic revolution. It was the debut of a group of young artists who were about to create an unprecedented artistic phenomenon.

The curator of the Impressionists between dream and colour exhibition, Vincenzo Sanfo, explained well what the Impressionist revolution consisted of and emphasised how from the dismay and horror with which the first works were greeted, we moved on to …

The Impressionism Revolution

The Impressionists between dream and colour on show

Wednesday February 22nd, 2023 , Events and Exhibitions

THE IMPRESSIONISTS BETWEEN DREAM AND COLOUR IN TURIN

In Turin, at the National Artillery Museum Mastio della Cittadella, from 11 March to 4 June 2023, there is the exhibition Impressionists between dream and colour, the event that tells the story of the great masters of Impressionism.

With about 300 works by more than 100 artists, the exhibition tells the origins and history of the revolutionary artistic movement born in France in the mid 19th century.

Impressionists between dream and colour

Life and works of Michelangelo Pistoletto: 5 things to know

Monday February 20th, 2023 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

LIFE AND WORKS OF MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO: 5 THINGS TO KNOW

Describing the life and works of Michelangelo Pistoletto means understanding a piece of 20th century art history.
Pistoletto is an Italian artist born in Biella in 1933 and is considered one of the main exponents of Arte Povera, an art movement that originated in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s.

Life and works of Michelangelo Pistoletto

5 things to know about Paolo Veronese: life, works and curiosities

Sunday February 19th, 2023 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT PAOLO VERONESE: LIFE, WORKS AND CURIOSITIES

Paolo Veronese was a 16th century Italian painter and is considered one of the most important representatives of Venetian Renaissance painting.
His real name was Paolo Caliari, but he was known as ‘Veronese‘ because he was born in the city of Verona.

Veronese painted many commissioned paintings for Venetian churches and palaces, often depicting biblical and mythological scenes with great pomp and majesty.
His most famous work is ‘The Wedding at Cana’, a large oil painting depicting the miracle of Jesus in the town of Cana, described in the Gospel of John.

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