Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio

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Giuditta decapita Oloferne | opere Caravaggio

Michelangelo Merisi detto Caravaggio (Milano, 1571 – Porto Ercole, 1610) Giuditta decapita Oloferne, 1599 circa. Olio su tela, cm 145×195. Roma, Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica – Palazzo Barberini

JUDITH DECAPITATING HOLOFERNES BY CARAVAGGIO

Caravaggio’s Judith Beheading Holofernes is one of Michelangelo Merisi’s masterpieces and one of the most important works of the 17th century.
The work belonged to the banker Ottavio Costa, one of the most famous and wealthy figures in early 17th-century Rome.

Ottavio Costa was so proud of his ownership of Caravaggio’s Judith Beheading Holofernes that he forbade its sale even after his death and discouraged any copies from being made.
Nonetheless, the painting was a huge success among the artists of the time and became a powerful model for the new iconography of the famous biblical heroine.

Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio

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6 major contemporary British artists

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6 IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ARTISTS

Who are the contemporary British artists to know?
It’s hard to make a selection because the British art scene has produced many important artists over the last fifty years.

In this post you will find a list of exceptional artists who have changed the course of art history by blazing a new trail.

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The Works of Charles Ray Between Realism and Paradox

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Charles Ray | ritratto

Charles Ray

THE WORKS OF CHARLES RAY BETWEEN REALISM AND PARADOX

Realism and paradox are the two elements that characterise Charles Ray’s works.
In his sculptures, human figures and objects are represented in a realistic and almost detached way, but the more you look at them, the more something seems strange: the size, the material, the realism.

In Charles Ray’s work it is as if reality is celebrated and at the same time questioned.

works by Charles Ray

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Works from the MAST Foundation Collection

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HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON | Gli ultimi giorni del Kuomintang

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON, Gli ultimi giorni del Kuomintang (crollo del mercato), Shanghai, China, 1948-1949 © Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos

WORKS FROM THE MAST FOUNDATION COLLECTION

The MAST Foundation Collection is the world’s only reference point for industrial and labour photography.
It holds more than 6,000 images and videos by famous artists and masters of the lens, as well as a wide selection of photo albums by unknown authors.

The aim of the MAST Foundation is to create a space specifically dedicated to the photography of industry and labour and to acquire images from auction houses, private collections, art galleries, photographers and artists.

Collection of the MAST Foundation

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The works of Giovanni Carnovali, called Piccio, in Carrara

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Giovanni Carnovali |Piccio | Gina Caccia

Giovanni Carnovali, detto Piccio Ritratto di Gina Caccia (La collana verde) – (1862)

THE WORKS OF GIOVANNI CARNOVALI, KNOWN AS PICCIO, AT THE ACADEMY OF CARRARA

There are a total of 14 works by Giovanni Carnovali at the Academy of Carrara.
These paintings cover a complete period of time (from the 1920s to the 1860s), so much so that it can be said that the museum in Bergamo has a sort of “permanent monograph” on the painter, capable of narrating many aspects of his personality and stylistic research.

Carnovali’s personal and professional life is richly intertwined with Carrara and the Bergamo area, a compelling story that the master’s own works are able to tell.
Piccio, in fact, was one of the most capable and experimental painters of nineteenth-century Lombardy, and not only, who spent most of his professional life in Bergamo, including his artistic training.

The works of Giovanni Carnovali, known as Piccio

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