Today on The Master’s of Venice we’re traveling to the crossroads of the Venetian Renaissance and fusion of Mannerism – a style that emerged in the High Renaissance and through The Baroque era. While Tintoretto is often classed as a Mannerism because of his dramatic and loose style, I would argue that Tintoretto created a… Read More Masters of Venice: Tintoretto
Welcome to Renaissance Wednesday…Today we’re traveling back in time to the 15th century in Florence to meet Master of the Renaissance, Andrea del Verrocchio. In his Baptism of Christ (image above), which is housed in The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Verrochio shows his skill in portraying perspective and the human physique. Verrocchio was predominantly a… Read More Renaissance Wednesday: Get know Verrocchio
Today on The Masters of Venice, I’m excited to feature one of my favorite painters – a master of color, light and storytelling – Titian. The art theorist Giovanni Lomazzo declared him “the sun amidst small stars non only among the Italians but all the p Born circa 1488 in the small village of Pieve… Read More Masters of Venice – Titian
Today on Medieval Monday we are going to explore the magnificent work of Sienese artist Duccio. Duccio is one of the forefathers of The Renaissance given his use of depth (in the absence of linear perspective) and detail in his storytelling motifs. Duccio di Buoninsegna was born circa 1255 in the area of Siena, Tuscany… Read More Medieval Monday: Get to Know Duccio
Last time on Art Expeditions we learned aboout The Bellini Family and their impact on art history in Venice…one of the key influencers of Giovanni Bellini was Antonello da Messina who lived in Venice for a time and brought his masterful skill of oil painting to the area. Antonello was born at Messina circa 1429… Read More Masters of Venice: Antonello da Messina
Last time on Masters of Venice we learned about founder of The Venetian School, Veneziano as well as early Renaissance (late Gothic) Venetian painters The Vivarini Family and Alemagna. Click here for the last lesson. Today we’re stepping fully into The Venetian Renaissance getting to know one of the most distinguished families of Italian painters… Read More Masters of Venice: The Bellini Family
Today on Renaissance Wednesday we’re going to meet one of the Founders of The Renaissance – Lorenzo Ghiberti. Ghiberti’s famed Doors on The Baptistery of St. John in Florence continue to astound viewers today for their drama and artistry. Michelangelo referred to them as ‘The Gates of Paradise…’ – that is a strong accoclade indeed.… Read More Renaissance Wednesday: Get to know Ghiberti!
Welcome to another edition of Renaissance Wednesday where we explore the artists and history of the Renaissance. Last week we learned about two ‘founders of The Renaissance’ – Brunelleschi and Massacio. They were the first to use linear perspective, which helped to make artwork more realistic. Today I want to introduce you to another ‘founder… Read More Renaissance Wednesday: Get to know Giotto
Welcome to Art Expeditions where with Travel the World through ART I’m excited to announce that we’ll be starting a weekly feature called – Renaissance Wednesdays. Every Wednesday we’ll learn more about Renaissance art history (with a bit of travel included) Exploring the Renaissance: The Renaissance is classified as an era of economic, social, scientific… Read More Renaissance Wednesday: Brunelleschi + Masaccio
Welcome to Art Expeditions, a sister site of American Nomad Traveler – where we Travel the World through ART. I’m Adele and I’m your guide and we learn about fabulous art, delve into art history and tour the best art museums throughout the world. The idea for Art Expeditions came as a way to have… Read More Welcome to Art Expeditions
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