Artists and Movements

WHERE SOROLLA PAINTINGS ARE: SOROLLA MUSEUM The post containing the list of the most beautiful museums to see in Madrid comprises the Sorolla Museum, and now I’ll tell you why you must visit it and which works you must see. The house of the Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida is now one of the […]

VAN GOGH’S MASTERPIECES AND WORKS Van Gogh’s works have become great masterpieces of history of art only after the death of the artist. The life of Van Gogh is the most interesting example of a misunderstood genius, because almost nobody knew his talent when he was still alive and nobody recognized in his brushstrokes the major […]

AUGUSTE RODIN SCULPTOR: 5 THINGS TO KNOW Auguste Rodin sculptor, one of the most famous French sculptors ever, is the artist who moulded the matter to transform it into passion and energy. At the beginning his artistic career faced great difficulties, because his works were too modern for that time. His passion for Michelangelo and Italian Renaissance art led […]

THE THINKER BY RODIN: WHERE IT IS HOUSED AND WHO THE MAN PORTRAYED IS The Thinker by Rodin was exhibited for the first time in 1886 under the title “The Poet” and only starting from 1889 was named “The Thinker”. It’s one of the most famous works of the sculptor Auguste Rodin and after writing the […]

 WHERE YOU CAN ADMIRE THE KISS BY KLIMT AND WHAT IT PORTRAYS The Kiss by Klimt is one of the most famous kisses in history of art and, in fact, I put it on the special list of the Famous kisses: 5 masterpieces talking about love. Romantic, delicate, precious, the painting is one of Gustav Klimt’s […]

RAPHAEL, THE LIFE AND THE WORKS: 5 THINGS TO KNOW Raphael’s life was short but totally devoted to art. He was a highly talented artist but he had an aptitude for business, in fact he managed his workshop like a firm hiring dozens of assistants able to create any kind of works. Raphael, life and […]

RODIN AND CAMILLE CLAUDEL: A LOVE AND AN ART STORY If you had to give the story between Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel a title, it would probably be “Beauty and the Beast”. When they met he was already a famous sculptor, he was more than 40 years old, lame, short and also short-sighted. Camille, […]

VINCENT VAN GOGH: 5 THINGS TO KNOW Vincent Van Gogh was a mad and visionary painter. Symbol of the tormented artist who mixes genius with madness, his life was a race towards self-destruction, full of turns of events and violence, but also genial artworks ignored by his contemporaries and considered masterpieces by all those who […]

A MASTERPIECE BY BOTTICELLI AT THE UFFIZI GALLERY: THE CALUMNY OF APELLES There’s a masterpiece by Botticelli at the Uffizi Gallery, next to his famous “Primavera” (“Spring”). It’s a small painting which always runs the risk of passing unnoticed, but if you know it you can’t help but looking at it, because is full of […]

ANDY WARHOL: 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HIS LIFE AND HIS WORKS After Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol is the most famous and important artist of the 20th century. His works have become icons of the contemporary era, and he celebrated Western consumerist and pop lifestyle, using photography in a new way, by choosing acid colours […]

THE KISS BY RODIN: WHAT IT PORTRAYS AND WHERE YOU CAN ADMIRE IT The Kiss by Rodin is one of the most famous depictions of love in art. Displayed at the Exposition Universelle of 1889, the sculpture was created using Michelangelo’s “non finito” (not finished) technique. In this post I’ll explain who the two lovers […]

THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA BY THEODORE GERICAULT: WHAT IT REPRESENTS AND WHERE IS ON DISPLAY The Raft of the Medusa is one of the great masterpieces painted by Théodore Géricault. A huge painting which has become the symbols of the struggle of the weakest against privileges, describing an event that really happened and which […]

PSYCHE REVIVED BY CUPID’S KISS: WHERE IS LOCATED, WHO COMMISIONED IT TO CANOVA, WHAT IT REPRESENTS Psyche revived by Cupid’s kiss is one of the most beautiful and famous sculpture groups by Antonio Canova. It represents the meeting between two young lovers and is the metaphor of the eternal struggle between rationality and instinct, between […]

THE LAMENTATION OVER THE DEAD CHRIST BY MANTEGNA: WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE MOST AMAZING ARTWORK OF THE 15TH CENTURY The Lamentation over the Dead Christ is considered one of the most beautiful, intense and moving artworks of the 15th century. We know neither when nor for whom it was painted, but what is certain […]

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC: 5 THINGS TO KNOW Toulouse-Lautrec was a nobleman, an ill man, a heavy drinker, and had a passion for women. His works completely renovated the art world, paving the way to modernity and being able to describe the Belle Époque in Paris, when the city was the capital of art. Here are 5 things […]

  SALVATOR MUNDI: WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO LEONARDO DA VINCI The Salvator Mundi attributed to Leonardo da Vinci was sold at auction by Christie’s on November 15th 2017 for $ 450.3 million. This is a world auction record: by far, this is the most expensive work ever sold at auction, and […]

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC WORKS: 4 WORKS TO KNOW THE ARTIST To know who Toulouse-Lautrec was Italy hosts one of the most complete monographic exhibitions ever displayed in Italy. The artist who more than others was able to modernize the art of the late 19th century, is celebrated with an exhibition which is on view until February 18th 2018 […]

GUERNICA BY PICASSO: 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOST INTENSE PAINTING OF THE 20TH CENTURY According to Picasso Guernica was the town that more than others had suffered the horrors of war. This is the reason why Guernica became the subject of his most important masterpiece and the most representative work of the 20th […]

BOTTICELLI’S BIRTH OF VENUS: 5 THINGS TO KNOW To paint The Birth of Venus Botticelli drew inspiration from the myth about the birth of Venus, who was born out the sea foam in front of the island of Cyprus. To depict the Birth of Venus Botticelli drew inspiration from mythology and literature, creating one of […]

THE VENUS OF URBINO: 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOST SENSUAL PAINTING BY TITIAN The Venus of Urbino is one of the most sensual paintings by Titian. It was one of the most famous paintings of the 16th century, and there were many copies and reproductions over the following centuries. Here are 5 things […]