Renato Guttuso Painter of Modern Life 14 January – 4 April 2015 Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London Renato Guttuso (1911-1987) is one of Italy’s most widely respected modern painters. Towards the end of the 1930s his powerful brand of expressionist realism vividly conveyed the angst of a generation which wanted its art to reflect and engage with…
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Francesco Vezzoli: Teatro Romano – On view October 26, 2014–March 8, 2015 Drawing on extensive research about the use of color in antiquity, Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli (b. 1971) has collaborated with a team of archaeologists, conservators and polychrome specialists to paint five ancient Roman busts in the manner in which they would originally have been decorated. While white…
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On the night of October 6, 2002, in the MET the pedestal supporting Adam by Tullio Lombardo gave way, and the Venetian Renaissance sculpture fell to the floor, shattering into pieces. While damage to any artwork is just about the worst thing that could happen in a museum, this was particularly catastrophic, as the sculpture is among the most important…
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Why should we visit a Museum of Bricks? Bricks are used to realize buildings and have nothing to do with culture, art, beauty. Nothing could be further from the truth. I realize it as soon as I enter the first rooms of the Museum. The brick is a fundamental component of human life, from when man started to build dwellings…
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At its height in the eighth to seventh century b.c., the Assyrian Empire was the dominant power of the ancient Near East and the largest empire the world had yet seen, reaching from Assyria (present-day northern Iraq) to the Mediterranean. As Assyria expanded, the Phoenician city-states of the Levant—precariously located along the edge of Assyrian territory—were compelled to expand and…
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Meijer Gardens’ Artprize Exhibition features Emerging Sculptors from around the world The group exhibition “ Highly Recommended : Emerging Sculptors” includes work from talented sculptors across the globe and will remain on display through January 4, 2015. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., — September 5, 2014 — Coinciding with the sixth annual ArtPrize competition, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park will…
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One of the rarest and most valuable examples of how the spectacular Hellenistic architecture took root within the Roman Empire, although integrated and amplified by the Roman taste and building techniques, the sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia at Praeneste, now Palestrina, lies on the slope of a hill and offers the visitor a huge thrill. The building has three levels. The…
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by Benedetta Tintillini Few steps from world-famous and frequented destinations such as Assisi or Bevagna, or contemporary and glamorous sites as the Carapace of Arnaldo Pomodoro, lies the small town of Castelbuono , a village where, walking, you wouldn’t be surprise to meet an elf or a fairy. At an altitude of 400m above sea level, the inhabitant are…
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The Painted House is an original mix of archaic, ancient and modern cultures, as original as the artist who conceived this experience: Brian O’Doherty. He adopted the pseudonym of Patrick Ireland in 1972, after the events of the Bloody Sunday in Derry, to denounce the repressive attitude of the British government towards the Irish claims. Then he decreed the death…
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Carsulae was an ancient Roman city built along the route of the Via Flaminia, it became economically important because of its strategic location A wide plateau along the ancient Flaminia, an archaeological park, a place where you can find the contact with nature, and be free to relax, play and learn. This is the second life of the city of…
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The Infiorate were a simple proof of devotion. The faithfuls, on the occasion of Corpus Christi, used to decorate, with flowers and herbs, the floor of the streets where the procession would pass. In Spello this tradition has reached a sublime technical and artistic level. Every year the event surpasses itself, for commitment, magic, quality and quantity of the carpets.…
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San Pietro in Valle is a Benedictine monastery, breathtaking for majesty and charm: the man’s work is set in a lush nature. The road that runs along the Nera Valley is, in my opinion, a monument by itself, flanked by green wooded mountains dotted with the ruins of medieval towers, through which, many years ago, the lookouts would intercept our…
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