The painting depicting Saint Francis by Orazio Gentileschi, recently attributed to the artist, is a work of rare importance.
It testifies that the innovations developed in Rome by Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, spread rapidly in the 17th century, together with the growing devotion to the Saint of Assisi.
Saint Francis by Orazio Gentileschi
Andy Warhol was a genius artist, a leading exponent of Pop Art but also an artist capable of revitalising an artistic genre considered outdated such as the portrait.
Andy Warhol’s relationship with celebrities and the organisation of his Factory allowed him to be an artist perfectly in his time but with an eye to the past.
Andy Warhol, Celebrities and the Factory
Groningen is a small town in the north of the Netherlands, unknown to most people, but home to one of the most important universities in the Netherlands and a city with a strong international identity, thanks mainly to the many students from all over the world who populate it every year.
The Groninger Museum is the main local museum, housing a permanent collection and temporary exhibitions.
From 19 January to 14 May 2023, The art of Hipgnosis takes place, an exhibition at the Groningen Museum dedicated to the Hipgnosis graphics studio, which contributed to music history in the 1970s by designing the covers of the most famous hit albums of the great rock bands, at a time when photoshop did not yet exist.
Music fans and not only, hurry up!
This exhibition is a trip down memory lane, to the notes of the most legendary tracks by your favourite bands.
Andy Warhol all’interno della Factory
Andrew Warhola, known as Andy Warhol, was born in 1928 in Pittsburgh, and was the greatest innovator of art in the 20th century from advertising to Pop Art
The insight that made him famous was borrowed from the language of advertising.
He repeats an image over and over so that it enters the public’s mind forever, turning simple everyday objects or a famous person into a work of art.
Andy Warhol from Advertising to Pop Art
Museo Sorolla, Madrid
Sorolla’s Spain to visit in his centenary year.
The events and exhibitions to celebrate the Spanish artist are an opportunity to discover Spain from a different point of view.
To pay homage to the Spanish interpreter of en plein air painting, one can start by visiting Valencia, his birthplace, and continue to Madrid, the city where he lived.
