Artists and Movements

Daedalus and Icarus by Antonio Canova In this post I will tell you the story of one of Antonio Canova’s masterpieces that you can admire in this room.In the centre of the vedute room of the Museo Correr in Venice is the marble group Daedalus and Icarus (1777-1779), an early masterpiece by Antonio Canova.

Did you know that in Milan there is a place made to amaze? The church of Santa Maria presso San Satiro is one of the most spectacular churches you can visit in the historic centre of Milan and holds a treasure: Bramante’s fake apse. Bramante’s fake apse in Milan’s Santa Maria presso San Satiro

Jackson Pollock is the first American artist to achieve international success. Before him, the capital of art was Paris, and all the artists of the world moved, if only for a short time, to the French city that was the center of world art, but Pollock never left the borders of the United States of […]

When I travel to Rome, I cannot help but find at least 5 minutes to go to the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, because some of the most spectacular works of the seventeenth century and which are considered Caravaggio’s masterpieces are located there. Among Caravaggio’s most investigated works is definitely the “Calling of St. […]

Among the artistic genres, sculpture fascinates me because of the complexity of its techniques and the skill required for its execution. Among sculptors of the past, my favourite is definitely Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 – 1680). The son of a sculptor, he showed great talent and a strong temperament from a very young age. He […]