Italian masterpiece : 4 Articles

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The Louvre Museum has obtained a rare Cimabue painting, which was rescued from being discarded, three years after losing it at an auction

Art news • 3 minutes read
A Cimabue painting, originally discovered above a kitchen stove in France and subsequently sold at auction for €24 million (equivalent to $26 million today), has finally found its way to the Louvre Museum in Paris after a three-year delay due to a rival bidder...

The Creation of Adam (c. 1511) by Michelangelo Buonarroti

Michelangelo Buonarroti • 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...

The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

Mona Lisa • 21 minutes read
The Mona Lisa strikingly resembles Renaissance representations of the Virgin Mary, which was considered an ideal of femininity at the time. The woman in the painting is seated upright in a "pozzetto" armchair with her arms folded, indicating a reserved posture.

Allegory of Spring (Primavera)

Sandro Botticelli • 11 minutes read
"Primavera" (Allegory of Spring) is a famous painting by Sandro Botticelli, created around 1482. The painting depicts a group of mythological figures in a springtime garden.

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