Auguste Rodin sculptor: 5 things to know

Thursday May 10th, 2018 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

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 him to create some sculptures which seemed to be unfinished, but which were extremely realistic.
Actually, Rodin used Michelangelo’s “unfinished” style in order to put in his works all the tension he could.

The Kiss by Rodin: where you can admire

Monday February 19th, 2018 , Artists and Works

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 are and where you can admire the sculpture.

Impressionism in Treviso

Tuesday November 8th, 2016 , Events and Exhibitions

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Mademoiselle Fleury in costume algerino (1882).

IMPRESSIONISM

At last, the exhibition dedicated to Impressionism and its stories has arrived in Treviso.
140 works will be on display at the Museum of Santa Caterina from October 29^th 2016 to April 17^th 2017.

It’s a large exhibition which will never bore you, because the works on show are great masterpieces.
The tour begins with an exhibition inside the exhibition. Three masterpieces painted by three artists who influenced the art of the late 19^th century with their representation of female image: “Venere che sorge dal mare” (“Venus rising from the sea”) by Titian, “The Feast of Herod” by Rubens and “A woman in bed” by Rembrandt.

From here you’ll begin an incredible journey into the history of painting which, since the 19^th century, had its point of reference in France, where artists all over the world arrived and drew their inspiration from Impressionism. Among them there were the Italian artists Giovanni Boldini o Federico Zandomeneghi, but also the American painter Edward Hopper.

Federico Zandomeneghi

Tuesday November 1st, 2016 , Events and Exhibitions

Federico Zandomemeghi, Place d’anvers a Parigi (1880) – Galleria d’Arte Moderna Ricci Oddi

FEDERICO ZANDOMENEGHI: IMPRESSIONISM OF ONE OF LES ITALIENS DE PARIS

Federico Zandomeneghi. I arrived in Padua on Sunday morning, when the city was slowly waking up.
From the railway station I headed for Palazzo Zabarella, and I had only the time to make some videos which I immediately published on Instagram stories, then I ended up in front of the entrance of the exhibition “L’Impressionismo di Zandomeneghi” (“Zandomeneghi’s Impressionism”).

The Impressionists: the debut

Monday October 24th, 2016 , Artists and Works

Claude Monet , autoritratto (1886). Image source: parigionline.com

THE IMPRESSIONISTS: THE DEBUT OF A GROUP OF ARTISTS WHO CHANGED ART HISTORY

Considered to be the founder of Impressionism, Claude Monet is the painter of light, and sometimes I like talking about him in my posts, like when I told you the 5 things to know about Monet, or sharing his works on Facebook.

Impression. Soleil levant. (Impression. Sunrise) is one of Monet’s masterpieces, which, however, didn’t go down in history because it’s beautiful (and it is!), but because it provoked the art critic Louis Leroy to coin the term “Impressionists” in order to define a group of painter who changed forever the course of history of visual arts.

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