The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh is currently hosting a captivating exhibit, “Venice and the Ottoman Empire,” which runs through January 5, 2025. Organized by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (The Venetian Civic Museums) and Museum Box, this groundbreaking exhibition delves into the intricate cultural and historical ties between two of the… Read More Venice and The Ottoman Empire: Exhibit at NCMA
The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, MD has one of the best collections of Renaissance Art in the US! Today we’re going to dive into one of my favorite Renaissance paintings in the collection… Giovanni Bellini – Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Mark and Three Venetian Procurators, 1510 Giovanni Bellini is a favorite… Read More Renaissance Wednesday at Walters Art Museum: Giovanni Bellini
Today on The Masters of Venice, we are going to meet the great Rococo painter Tiepolo. We learned about Rococo in a previous lesson. It emerged in France in the 18th century as a rebuff to The Baroque drama of Louis XIV’s Palace at Versailles in France. Both styles are known for their drama and… Read More Masters of Venice: Tiepolo
Today on the Masters of Venice, we’re beginning our survey of 18th-century Venetian Art with one of my favorite artists – Canaletto. I was first introduced to Canaletto in elementary school during a field trip to The North Carolina Museum of Art. The curator who led our tour was passionate about art and the museum;… Read More Masters of Venice: Canaletto
Today on The Masters of Venice we are going to meet renowned Renaissance sculptor Jacopo Sansovino. His impact on Venetian life can still be seen today in St. Mark’s Square, which he helped redesign in the 1500s. Biography: Born in Florence in 1486 as Jacopo Tatti, he began to study with master architect and sculptor… Read More Masters of Venice: Jacopo Sansovino
Follow Art Expeditions on Facebook Today we are transitioning from the High Venetian Renaissance into the 18th-century where a mix of artistic styles from ‘View Paintings’ of Canaletto to the Baroque and Roccoco merge into gracious and opulent Venetian art. With the advent of trade in the ‘New World,’ continued to grow with the colonization… Read More Masters of Venice: 18th Centry – A Period of Transition
In our last lesson we met Master of Venice, Jacopo Bassano…Today I wanted to follow-up by introducing you his talented sons who continued the Bassano family tradition of painting that started in Jacopo’s father, Francesco il Vecchio’s workship decades before. I am based in the Raleigh, NC area and enjoy visiting our amazing Renaissance and… Read More Masters of Venice: The Bassano Legacy
Today on The Masters of Venice we’re going to meet late Renaissance artist, Jacopo Bassano; a contemporary of Titian, Veronese and Tintoretto, Bassano is one of the titans of Venetian art. Though not as famous as Titian, Bassano was well-regarded by his peers and influenced later generations of artists. As we learned in our last… Read More Masters of Venice: Jacopo Bassano
Today we’re traveling to one of the most beautiful examples of Byzantine-Romanesque architecture to come out of The Medieval Era. A few weeks ago we learned about the influence of Byzantium (The Eastern Roman Empire, which did not fall in 476 as did the Western Roman Empire) in Ravenna with the Church of San Vitale.… Read More Medieval Monday: Treasures of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice
Today on The Masters of Venice we are going to meet one of my favorite Venetian artists – Paolo Caliari, better known as Veronese. Contemporary to Tintoretto, Veronese straddled the High Renaissance style of Venice focused on bright colors and perfect symmetry as well as the emerging pre-Baroque/late-Renaissance style of Mannerism. Let’s pause here for… Read More Masters of Venice: Veronese
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