Italian Art – Page 3

November 1st is the celebration of All Saints. The celebration has a long history but in its current form is […]

My research for these daily doses has delivered some surprising stories, and this is the most astonishing to date…. The […]

If only we could go back in time some 500 years to ask Giorgione the meaning of this painting. Of […]

Even in the 18th century, Venice had its tourists; it was one of the must go places for the wealthy […]

With 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit) it is unusually warm for this time of year in the Netherlands. It is […]

Google ‘Titian Venus’ and you will find many results discussing this painting (more than for comparable or even more famous […]

What better painting for the October the 4th than one of St. Francis? Although we know St. Francis for his […]

The Greek/Roman Gods were a lot like humans in the way they acted; they cheated, killed, fell in love, were […]

This is the first of three paintings Mantegna made of St. Sebastian. The traditional belief is that he was killed […]

Botticelli is famous for his painting the Birth of Venus. This painting was probably made as a commemorate to a […]