Painting

Culture
by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/13/2014 - 10:39
Check below the most visited exhibitions in Italy in 2013 (list compiled by Arte magazine). 1. The most visited exhibition in Italy in 2013 was the 55th…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 01/10/2014 - 03:28
Wine is not just for drinking. At least it’s not for Elisabetta Rogai, an artist who uses wine to paint. Rogai has abandoned tempera and watercolors in favor…
Culture
by Anonymous (not verified) | Fri, 01/10/2014 - 02:30
Florence will inaugurate its Museo del Novecento (20th Century Museum) on April 30, during the Notte Bianca cultural event (White Night): 800 square meters of…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 01/07/2014 - 04:24
An attempt to bring the Mona Lisa back to Italy, even if just temporarily, has failed. French Minister of Culture Aurelie Filippetti has denied the request put…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 01/02/2014 - 04:19
In 2014, visitors entering the Sistine Chapel will be greeted by a gleaming light, seeming to radiate from the chapel’s spectacular frescoes. That impression…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Sat, 12/14/2013 - 05:00
Six new rooms have opened at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, featuring paintings by Florentine artists of the 17th century. After the opening of the so-called…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 12/04/2013 - 06:00
Madonna of Foligno, Raphael, 1512. During the holidays, Milano will be graced by one of Raphael’s artistic masterpiece: the Madonna of Foligno, on loan from…
Culture
by Anonymous (not verified) | Mon, 12/02/2013 - 05:00
Painting: Ecce homo (Behold the Man) by Caravaggio (1573-1610) Three years after its exhibition devoted to the Italian Renaissance which attracted more than…
Culture
by Anonymous (not verified) | Sat, 11/09/2013 - 05:00
For the past year, artist James Kerr has been creating a GIF every day involving Renaissance art. He creates digital collages that poke fun on northern and…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 11/07/2013 - 07:00
A giant rendition of the Mona Lisa has been installed on Clapham Common in London after the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci was named the nation's…