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After staying in Milan for his apprenticeship, Michelangelo da Caravaggio arrived in Rome in 1592. There he started to paint with both realism and psychological analysis of the sitters. Caravaggio was as temperamental in his painting as in his wild life. As he also...
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“I am not interested in myself as a subject for painting, but in others, particularly women…”Beautiful, sensuous and above all erotic, Gustav Klimt’s paintings speak of a world of opulence and leisure, which seems aeons away from the harsh, post-modern environment we...
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Influenced by the masters of Antiquity, the genius of Michelangelo and Baroque sculpture, particularly of Bernini, Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) is one of the most renowned artists in history. Though Rodin is considered a founder of modern sculpture, he did not set out to...
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Hieronymus Bosch was painting terrifying, yet strangely likeable, monsters, long before computer games were invented, often with a touch of humour. His works are assertive statements about the mental dangers that befall those who abandon the teachings of Christ. With a...
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Over the course of history, many wars have changed the political and cultural landscape of our world. While these events are defined by their upheaval and violence, they frequently contribute to the formation of the identity of entire generations or groups of people,...
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Universally celebrated for his rosy and concupiscent nudes, Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was an artist whose first concern was sensuality in all its forms. This Baroque master devoted himself to a lifelong celebration of the joys and wonders of the physical realm. He...
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An icon in the Art Nouveau movement, Émile Gallé (1846-1904) sought to portray the beauty and simplicity of nature in his glass art. His designs, referred to as “poetry in glass”, range from fine pottery to jewellery to furniture. Everything Gallé produced contains...
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La leyenda de Miguel Ángel (1475-1564) ha permanecido incólume durante quinientos años. Eruditos como Chateaubriand, Manzoni y Rilke vieron en él un maestro de la renovación del arte occidental. En efecto, dotado con un genio creativo casi sobrehumano, Miguel Ángel...
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Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), conocido principalmente por su estilo único y grandilocuente, puede presumir de un repertorio extraordinario donde concurren cine, escultura, fotografía y, por supuesto, pintura. Mientras que su nombre es a menudo asociado, con razón, al...
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Un cuadro de Rembrandt es una entidad viva que existe según sus propias leyes, que refleja la multiplicidad de pensamientos y de emociones presentes en la mente del pintor. El hombre y su disposición mental: éste es el problema fundamental que ocupa al artista a lo...
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“Studying nature with passion, and all the independence proper to his character, he could not fail to combine precision with liberty, and truth with beauty. It is in this final emancipation, this perfect mastery of modelling, of illumination, and of expression, this...
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El arquitecto y diseñador español Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) es una importante e influyente figura en la historia del arte contemporáneo de España.El uso del color, la utilización de diferentes materiales y la introducción de movimiento en sus construcciones fueron toda...
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Not only was Leonardo da Vinci (1453-1519) an astonishing painter, but also a scientist, anatomist, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, inventor, and more. The question is rather, what was he not? During the Italian Renaissance, he mastered the most beautiful works...
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Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), fondatore del movimento della Secessione Viennese, fu uno degli artisti più influenti della fine del XIX secolo. Attraverso questo movimento Klimt espresse il suo assoluto disprezzo per l’arte “ufficiale”, caratterizzata dall’opposizione al...
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Per Claude Monet la creazione artistica è sempre stata una lotta sofferta. Attribuiva maggiore importanza di quanto non facessero i suoi contemporanei a un aspetto essenziale dell’Impressionismo: comunicare all’osservatore le emozioni prodotte dalla luce.Per usare le...
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Pioneer and leader of the abstract art movement, Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) was known for his straight lines and pure colours. Fascinated by the mathematical laws of the universe, this Dutch artist nourished his work with his scientific discoveries and created a new...
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a vita e l’opera di Vincent van Gogh sono talmente intrecciate che è quasi impossibile osservare i suoi quadri senza leggervi la storia della sua vita: una vita raccontata tanto spesso da essersi trasformata in leggenda.
Van Gogh è l’incarnazione della sofferenza, il...
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Dietro i ritratti di Frida Kahlo si può leggere tutta la sua storia: raramente un artista ha lasciato una così chiara e ricca testimonianza della propria vita, privata e lavorativa, tra la cornice dei suoi dipinti. L’arte di Frida Kahlo è il contributo più importante –...
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At fifteen, Turner was already exhibiting View of Lambeth. He soon acquired the reputation of an immensely clever watercolourist. A disciple of Girtin and Cozens, he showed in his choice and presentation of theme a picturesque imagination which seemed to mark him out...
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Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June 1599 – August 6 1660), known asDiego Vélasquez, was a painter of the Spanish Golden Age who had considerable influence at the court of King Philip IV. Along with Francisco Goya and Le Greco, he is generally considered to be one...
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