Painting and Sculpture
The great works of art that celebrate May Day
by Maria Stella
Today, May 1st, we celebrate Labor and Workers’ Day. Many artists have denounced with their works the conditions in which workers lived in different eras.
Michelangelo’s scribble sells for $200,000
A square scribbled on a yellowed piece of paper by Renaissance genius Michelangelo sold for $201,600 auction house Christie’s explained.
One story, four artists: David and Goliath
by Maria Stella
The scenes taken from the Bible and the Torah, as well as mythological events and beings, are seen in the works of the Renaissance. “David and Goliath” is one of the famous stories in the holy books. The leading artists of the Renaissance period also produced works on this story.
Easter artwork
The works on Easter to the greatest Italian painters and artists: From Raphael to Caravaggio, passing through Giotto and Andrea Mantegna, this is how the great Masters celebrated the victory of the Risen One over death.
A French bride and Venus Victrix in Rome in 1700
We are faced with one of the most controversial works of history. Some talked about Pauline Borghese’s nudity, and some spoke about Antonio Canova’s extraordinary realistic touches, especially his ability to make one feel the softness and shine of living skin. However, a careful reading of the details of the sculpture suggests the union of two of the most powerful families in Europe.
The statue of Juliet of Verona was damaged
The bronze reproduction of the figure made famous by William Shakespeare’s pen, located in Juliet’s House in the heart of the historic centre of Verona, has worn out due to the constant caresses and “touches” of tourists.
Michelangelo’s Secret Room opens to the public
In Florence, almost 50 years after its discovery, on November 15th, the “Michelangelo’s secret room” will be accessible to the public, a small room containing a series of charcoal drawings attributed to Buonarroti (who hid here in 1530), a which can be accessed from the New Sacristy, inside the Museum of the Medici Chapels.
Another of the secrets of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa revealed!
Leonardo Da Vinci’s technique to create the Mona Lisa has been revealed. Scientists who examined the chemical structure of a tiny part of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa painting revealed that the recipe for the oil paint used by the artist was different.
A work by Raffello Sanzio has been discovered
A new painting by Raffaello Sanzio has been discovered:Magdalene. It is a painting on poplar panel from 1504 measuring 46 cm by 34 cm, belonging to a private collection
The “Domina” statue destroyed by tourists
Enrico Butti, who was the author of Domina, the statue destroyed in Viggiù by the influencer Janis Danner and her friends. Its downward value was 200 thousand euros.
Respect for Italian culture? Culture theft? A replica of the Trevi Fountain was made in Brazil
A replica of the Trevi Fountain, one of the most famous symbols of Italy, was made in Brazil. The fountain, made using the copy-and-paste method, divided society in two. Culture theft? Respect for Italian culture?
Michelangelo’s David was censored in Scotland after the USA!
Michelangelo’s David causes scandal again, advertising censored in Scotland. A poster of the statue in a Glasgow restaurant has been censored for being obscene.
Also solved the mystery of the bridge behind the Mona Lisa: “Behind the Mona Lisa is the Romito di Laterina bridge”
Another mystery solved in the Mona Lisa picture full of secrets. Behind the shoulders of Monnalisa there would not be Ponte Buriano but the Romito di Laterina bridge.
A debate has erupted over the iconic painting by Caravaggio
Caravaggio’s Bacchus will be shown at the Vinitaly trade fair in Verona this spring. Art and heritage campaign group Mi Riconosci has described the plans as “absurd” and “unacceptable”, arguing that government rules prohibit paintings from leaving the museum.
Venus Europa versus Mars America Italy: “The real pornography is ignorance!”
One of the iconic works of the Renaissance period, when art and the enlightenment were at their peak, the statue of David provoked tragicomic developments in an American school. The parent’s reaction to introducing the statue of David to students in the Renaissance title led to the dismissal of the school principal. The answers from Italy came from parents against the labelling of “pornography”: “The real pornography is ignorance!”
The mystery of the identity of Leonardo da Vinci’s mother: Is Catherine a slave from the Caucasus?
New documents shed light on the identity of Leonardo da Vinci’s mother, of whom practically nothing was known until today. Adventurers, prostitutes, pirates, enslaved people, knights, gentlewomen, peasants, soldiers, and notaries. Their stories go back from Vinci to Florence, Venice to Constantinople, and the Black Sea to the wild highlands of the Caucasus.
Another new invention of da Vinci has been discovered: Vinci could dethrone Newton
Pencil drawings made by the Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci in the 1500s suggest that he may have discovered gravity long before Isaac Newton, the English mathematician best known for his discovery in the late 1600s.
Stendhal or Florence syndrome
by Maria Stella
Marie-Henri Beyle, known as Stendhal, was born today in Grenoble. The Stendhal syndrome, or the Florence syndrome, takes its name from him. Have you ever felt uncomfortable and harmful seeing an admirable work of art? While this may not have happened to you, it may have occurred to another art lover.
A Christmas Masterpiece: “Charity and Beauty”
Palazzo Marino opens to the Milanese during the Christmas holidays with a special exhibition. The exhibition, entitled “Charity and beauty.
Stop ruining art in protest – Environmentalists smeared van gogh painting
Green vandalists are still in action. This time they targeted Van Gogh. A work, “The Sower”, exhibited at the current exhibition at Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome, has been smeared by a group of environmentalists.
The latest target of climate protesters: “Girl with a Pearl Earring”
Johannes Vermeer’s golden age masterpiece Girl with a Pearl Earring became the latest target of climate protesters. one of whom tried to superglue his head to the artwork while the other emptied what appeared to be a can of tomato soup over him.
Stop ruining art in protest – Activists throw mashed potatoes on Monet’s Les Meules
Green vandalists still in action. This time it’s up to Monet to suffer the impetuosity of pro-climate activists. Smeared with Claude Monet’s Les meules mashed potatoes.