Art History
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Jun 9, 2023
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26 minutes read
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, born on 6th March 1475 and passing away on 18th February 1564, was an Italian artist renowned as a sculptor, painter, architect, and poet during the High Renaissance period...
Art History
The Creation of Adam (c. 1511) by Michelangelo Buonarroti
Jun 9, 2023
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19 minutes read
On the right side, there is a depiction of God, suspended in the air, surrounded by a halo supported by angels and cherubim. On the left side, we see Adam lying down on a meadow, overlooking a grassy slope...
Art History
Genius and drawing: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael
Jun 25, 2023
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9 minutes read
There are several ways to talk about the art of drawing, such as illustrating the origin of its technique by explicating its evolution, or showing in chronological order works that changed its history, finally...
Art News
In a Paris auction, a rare Michelangelo drawing might reach $33 million
Apr 7, 2022
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2 minutes read
A drawing by Michelangelo unearthed in 2019 will be auctioned next month. Christie's estimates it could fetch up to 30 million euros ($33 million). The drawing is estimated to date around the 15th century. It is one of the rare works by the Italian artist in private hands.
Art News
The Uffizi Gallery earns only €70,000 from a Michelangelo NFT that sold for €240,000
Jun 21, 2022
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3 minutes read
The Uffizi Gallery earns only €70,000 from a Michelangelo NFT that sold for €240,000 in a deal with the Cinello company, which fuels the debate over ownership of Old Master masterpieces in the metaverse age.
Art News
Michelangelo's David banned in Florida schools because deemed "pornographic"!
Mar 27, 2023
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2 minutes read
The chair of the school board responded to the principal's firing over the "David" sculpture by saying it was a "nonpornographic picture" that was shown to students without warning.
Art News
It's Not Just Florida: Michelangelo's David Censored in Scotland
May 19, 2023
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2 minutes read
Glasgow's Barolo restaurant will install ads showing the sculpture only from the waist down, after an ad showing the artwork in its entirety was turned down.
Art News
Michelangelo's three 'pietas' came together for the first time in history
Feb 24, 2022
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3 minutes read
Michelangelo's 'Pieta' is regarded as one of the most beautiful depictions of maternal mourning in the world. The original "Bandini" will be on display at the Tuscan museum, alongside casts from the Vatican Museums' "Pietas" and "Rondanini"
Art News
Florida Department of Education Says Michelangelo's David Has 'Artistic Value'
Apr 7, 2023
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2 minutes read
The marble statue of David by Michelangelo is back in the news because the Florida Department of Education says it has "artistic" and "historical" value.
Art News
Ex-school principal fired for showing Michelangelo's 'David' travels to Florence
May 3, 2023
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2 minutes read
Hope Carrasquilla, a Florida administrator who was fired for showing students Michelangelo's naked David sculpture, was flown to Florence.
Lifestyle
Michelangelo's "David" in flesh and bone at "Saturday Night Live" to remove censorship
Apr 5, 2023
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2 minutes read
The Renaissance sculpture "David" by Michelangelo made an unexpected appearance on "Saturday Night Live" to end the censorship debate, leading to the firing of a Florida principal.
Art News
Fear of offending Emiratis, private parts of Michelangelo's David statue censored at Dubai Expo
Oct 4, 2021
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4 minutes read
The Italian pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will feature a 17-foot-tall 3D-printed replica of the David statue. After being postponed last year due to the pandemic, the expo this year features examples of innovation and culture from all over the world. According to reports, David's private parts were concealed to protect the modesty of conservative Emiratis and VIPs. The decision, however, has been roundly criticized by artists and art critics.
Art News
The Controversial Secrets Behind Artemisia Gentileschi's Banned Masterpiece!
Oct 24, 2023
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2 minutes read
Hidden for centuries, Artemisia Gentileschi's original masterpiece, 'Allegory of Inclination,' is now revealed through groundbreaking restoration techniques, including a virtual unveiling of the artwork. The restored masterpiece takes center stage in the 'Artemisia in the Museum of Michelangelo' exhibition, aiming to shed light on Artemisia's extraordinary talent and contributions to the art world.
Art News
Vandals destroy a work by the leader of Arte Povera
Jul 13, 2023
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3 minutes read
A man has been arrested after the life-size version of Michelangelo Pistoletto's 'Ragged Venus' was smashed. City officials said the artwork would be reinstalled.
Art History
A popular pictorial format of the Renaissance
Apr 5, 2023
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9 minutes read
Certainly, within the immense breadth of the narrative of art history, works of rectangular or square format stand out in popularity and recurrence, which have often overshadowed the less common round or, even other shaped media.
Art History
Top 10: the most scandalous nudes in art
May 31, 2023
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13 minutes read
My top ten has selected the best nude, crude, sensual, sometimes erotic and, as a result, extremely "scandalous," "demonic" and sometimes "dangerous" masterpieces for the eyes of those viewers most susceptible to the externalization of the sinuosities of the human body...
Art News
This Month, the Prado in Madrid Will Unveil a Recently Discovered Caravaggio
May 7, 2024
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2 minutes read
A painting nearly sold at auction for $1,600 three years ago has been identified as a lost masterpiece by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The Prado in Spain has announced that this painting, titled Ecce Homo, will be publicly displayed for the first time on May 27...
Art News
The Sistine Chapel set for Netflix, demolished just after it was used. 5 million dollars go up in smoke!
Aug 23, 2022
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4 minutes read
Netflix spent $5 million to make a copy of the Sistine Chapel that was perfect. The copy was destroyed soon after. Why?
Artist Portraits
Stefano Mazzolini: I have tried all imaginable techniques
Sep 3, 2024
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6 minutes read
"I think that an artist is born and not made. Since I was a child, I had this fantasy and the need to express my creativity, which affects my dignity."...
Art History
Bacchus by Caravaggio
Apr 12, 2023
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8 minutes read
Caravaggio's Bacchus is a masterpiece of Baroque painting, depicting the Roman god of wine and fertility reclining on a bed of grapes and holding a goblet of wine in his left hand. The painting is notable for its striking use of light and shadow, and its intense emotional impact.
Art History
Top ten: male nude paintings
Jun 21, 2023
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14 minutes read
The female nude has been, since the dawn of human civilization, at the center of the art historical narrative, which, in a sense, has been more accepting of the externalization of this type of physicality, compared to the male nude...
Art History
Painters portraying painters
Jul 9, 2023
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9 minutes read
The question I propose above is answered simply by consulting Wikipedia, as it is now well established, certain, and somewhat taken for granted how the genre of the portrait...
Art News
Playboy model-turned-princess kicked out of $533 million mansion
Apr 21, 2023
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3 minutes read
Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi was kicked out of the Casino dell'Aurora in Rome due to an outside wall falling apart. The ceiling painting was painted by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1597. Princess Rita and her family were kicked out of the Villa dell'Aurora due to the children from Prince Nicolo's first marriage.
Art News
The Italian government has put a halt to the sale of NFTs based on masterpieces from the country's museums
Jul 11, 2022
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2 minutes read
The Italian government has halted the sale of NFTs based on classic Italian Renaissance paintings.
Art History
Caravaggio
Apr 12, 2023
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13 minutes read
Caravaggio, whose full name was Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610), was an Italian Baroque painter. He is known for his use of dramatic lighting and intense realism in his paintings, as well as for his tumultuous life and controversial personality...
Lifestyle
The top 5 European Cities for Art Lovers
May 14, 2022
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4 minutes read
There are many of intriguing places to visit in Europe, but where should you go if you're especially interested in art? Whether you go to Paris, London, Rome, or Barcelona, indeed, there are so many places in Europe with world-class art that narrowing the selection down to just 5 towns was difficult. They need not just great museums, but also enough open-air attractions to keep you entertained for weeks, if not months.
Art News
Amazing frescoes made during the summer of 2021 in our beautiful region of Occitanie (France) where Artmajeur office is located
Sep 14, 2021
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1 minutes read
A selection of frescoes produced in the Occitanie region or by artists from the region during the summer of 2021. An obviously non-exhaustive choice
Art News
Lia Rumma, a well-known gallery owner, donated works of Povera art to a Neapolitan museum
Jun 22, 2022
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Lia Rumma, a powerful art dealer, donates 70 works by prominent Italian artists. The gift will be shown in a national museum in Naples. Many of the works are by artists associated with Arte Povera, a 1960s and 1970s movement.
Artist Portraits
César: The Mastermind Behind Compressed Automobiles and Foam Sculptures
Aug 13, 2024
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7 minutes read
César Baldaccini, a pioneering French sculptor and key figure in Nouveau Réalisme, revolutionized contemporary art with his innovative sculptures and compressions of industrial materials, leaving a lasting legacy after his death in 1998.
Art News
The Vatican will officially open the NFT gallery in order to 'democratize art'
May 5, 2022
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2 minutes read
The Vatican will open a non-fungible token (NFT) gallery later this year. Sensorium, a virtual reality startup, and Humanity 2.0, a Vatican-led NGO are working on the project. The gallery will be accessible via virtual reality headsets as well as desktop computers.
Art News
Expansion work allows the creation of a rare work of land art!
Jul 6, 2023
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2 minutes read
The outdoor installation was first considered in 2003, but it was not built until the Italian artist reached the age of 90.
Art History
The art of recycling
Jan 16, 2022
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6 minutes read
Artistic trends that involved the use of waste, recycled objects and poor materials in their creative process have been popular since the early 20th century and are still popular today....
Artist Portraits
Serghei Ghetiu: I am probably very traditional
Sep 18, 2023
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6 minutes read
"Basically, I started drawing from childhood. In the first school classes, the students always gathered around me to watch me draw. "
Art History
Top 10: Paintings of the Italian Renaissance
Dec 2, 2023
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13 minutes read
Can we talk about the Renaissance? The subject matter overwhelms me, the grandeur of the Renaissance painters terrifies me to the point of feeling overwhelmed...
Art History
Food in art
Dec 2, 2021
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6 minutes read
Christmas is getting closer and closer, and with it, also the big binges! In the figurative arts, the association between food and art has lasted for centuries, so much so that the most famous artists of all time, including Raphael, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Giorgio Morandi and Renato Guttuso, have not spared themselves from facing this topical...
Art News
House for sale for half a billion euros, with a ceiling signed by Caravaggio
Oct 25, 2021
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2 minutes read
Caravaggio adorned the Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, also known as Villa Aurora, in around 1597.