The Last Judgment by Michelangelo
The Last Judgment by Michelangelo Buonarroti is a large fresco painting which was executed between 1535-1541. Pope Clement VII commissioned the Last Judgment by Michelangelo for his own private chapel (Sistine…
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The Dome of Florence Cathedral by Brunelleschi
The dome of Florence Cathedral by Brunelleschi is an image that has become synonymous with the rich and vibrant lifestyle of Italian Renaissance culture. Both architect and artist Filippo, Filippo Brunelleschi…
The Dark Side of Art: Botticelli, Lorenzo and Savonarola Part 4
<< Previous 1 2 3 [4] Next >> Botticelli turned his mind back to religious themes on his return to Florence, but his Medicean patronage dried up with the death of…
The Dark Side of Art: Botticelli, Lorenzo and Savonarola
This article was published in November, 2006 under the following title: Botticelli: From the Birth of Venus to a Bonfire of the Vanities Most of the Western world is familiar with…
The Cestello Annunciation by Botticelli
In the Cestello Annunciation by Early Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli, the artist depicts the moment just after the Archangel Gabriel’s arrival when he announces to the Virgin Mary that the Holy…
The Annunciation to the Virgin, An Early fine Art Work by Leonardo da Vinci
This painting by Leonardo da Vinci of The Annunciation to the Virgin is an early fine art work executed by Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci while he was still in…
Stolen Art Still Missing: Leonardo’s Madonna with the Yarnwinder
An early work by High Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci is his Madonna with the Yarn Winder, stolen from the private collection of the Duke of Buccleuch in Scotland in 2003.…
Stolen Art: Munch’s Scream Recovered
OSLO, Norway – Two stolen art works, The Scream and Madonna by Edvard Munch, will return at long last to the public eye, recovered after two years in absentia. Unlike Munch’s…
Simonetta Vespucci: The Face That Launched A Thousand Prints
This article was published in December, 2007 under the following title. Simonetta Vespucci: The Face That Launched A Thousand Prints The visage of a ravishing, young woman appears again and again…
Seven Wonders of the World Vote
LISBON, Portugal, 07/07/2007 -Announced yesterday in Lisbon, Portugal, 100 million people participated in a vote to determine the new Seven Wonders of the World. Voting for the new Seven Wonders of…
