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Gothic Art and Architecture: Building a spiritual legacy in stone and light
In painting and sculpture, Gothic artists introduced more naturalism and emotional depth, portraying sacred figures with a focus on realism and spiritual symbolism.
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Fauvism is not a Ferocious Beast: Understanding Albert Marquet and the Fauves
Albert Marquet was a French painter associated with the Fauvist movement, known for his subtle use of color and light. While his early work displayed the vibrant, bold colors typical of Fauvism, Marquet’s style soon evolved towards a more subdued and naturalistic approach.
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Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Early Italian Painting from Giotto to Ghiberti
Oscillating between the majesty of the Greco-Byzantine tradition and the modernity predicted by Giotto, Early Italian Painting addresses the first important aesthetic movement that would lead to the Renaissance, the Italian Primitives. Trying new mediums and techniques, these revolutionary artists no longer painted frescos on walls, but created the first mobile paintings on wooden panels.
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Michelangelo da Caravaggio – The painter of the greatest diligence in the most exquisite way
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 responded to prestigious Church commissions, his dramatic style and his realism were seen as unacceptable.
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CARAVAGGIO- THE PAINTER OF PLEASURES AND TABOOS
Exhibition: Discovering Caravaggio. Technical study and restoration of Saint Catherine of Alexandria Date: From 17 December 2018 to 26 May 2019 Venue: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid Although Caravaggio and his art may have forgotten for almost three hundred years, it can safely be said that since the beginning of the 20th century this oversight has largely been compensated for. Despite his dismissal by critics (was it not Poussin who stated that he came in order to destroy painting?) and his fall into oblivion, his name seems to have reappeared in collective memory during certain periods of history. Even in his own time, a contemporary of Caravaggio, Giovanni Baglione recognised the artist’s…
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