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From Earth to Heaven: Ascension Day in the Visual Arts

From Earth to Heaven: Ascension Day in the Visual Arts

Art history • 13 minutes read
The development of religious art related to Assumption Day spans centuries and reflects the evolving theological, cultural, and artistic sensibilities of Christian communities worldwide. From early Byzantine icons to Renaissance masterpieces and beyond...
Revealing Epiphany: Exploring the Artistic Tapestry of Divine Manifestation

Revealing Epiphany: Exploring the Artistic Tapestry of Divine Manifestation

Art history • 14 minutes read
Epiphany is a significant religious celebration in Christianity, marking the revelation of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles through the visit of the Magi and his baptism by John the Baptist...
The apple in art

The apple in art

Art history • 8 minutes read
When I say apple, we think of both the taste of its tender and sweet flesh and the story of iconic characters who have tasted it, like those in fairy tales, myths, legends, and the Bible...
The Hat of Francisco Goya

The Hat of Francisco Goya

Hat • 8 minutes read
Definition of a hat: A piece of clothing intended to cover the head partially or fully, either for embellishment or protection from the sun, wind, rain, snow, etc. It is also commonly used to cover baldness or to hide unwashed hair (said with irony)...
Top ten: male nude paintings

Top ten: male nude paintings

Art history • 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...
The Elevation of the Cross (1610–11) by Pieter Paul Rubens

The Elevation of the Cross (1610–11) by Pieter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens • 9 minutes read
"The Elevation of the Cross" is a famous painting created by Peter Paul Rubens between 1610 and 1611. The painting depicts the moment when Jesus Christ is lifted onto the cross, and it is one of the most celebrated examples of Baroque art...
Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens • 14 minutes read
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman, and diplomat. He is considered one of the most important artists of his time and one of the most influential in European art history...
The three Graces: from Raphael's composure to Rubens' sensuality

The three Graces: from Raphael's composure to Rubens' sensuality

Art history • 9 minutes read
The Graces are three sister goddesses that Roman mythology drew from the Greek example of the Caryatids, in order to promote the spread of an iconography that, among the most positive of ancient civilizations, was capable of alluding to the harmony achieved through the worship of the arts, nature and vegetation, the foundations of human joy in life...
The Nativity in the history of art

The Nativity in the history of art

Giotto • 7 minutes read
Christmas, or the day celebrating the birth of Jesus, has been immortalized by many famous works of art depicting the Nativity, among which are noteworthy those made by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Giotto, Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, El Greco and Caravaggio. It is important to underline, however, that this theme has also been dealt with in a profane context, such as in the births painted by Chagall and Dali...
Monsters in Art: 3 Scary Myths to Celebrate Halloween

Monsters in Art: 3 Scary Myths to Celebrate Halloween

Halloween • 6 minutes read
Halloween is the perfect occasion to look back at various deeply terrifying mythological and religious legends that have marked generations of contemplators. Evil monsters, cannibalism, and hallucinatory visions: follow the guide!

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