I would like to start by attributing some of my most profound inspirations and knowledge of paintings to my great Professor Isabel Alonso. She is responsible for having provoked curiosity in me; further deepening my passion for the art collections found in The Prado Museum. One of her favorite masterpieces is “Dead Christ Held by an Angel”, by Antonello da Messina, that today, thanks to the preparation of a new temporary exhibition, has been moved closer to Tiziano and shines with the deep blue background that it is placed before. Alexander Dumas (Villers-Cotterts, 1802-1870, Puys) tells a story of Michael…
Antonello and the Blue Background
Tagged with: Antonello da Messina, Art, Fray Angelico, Giovani Bellini, Juan de Bruges, Piero de la Francesca, Prado, Spain, Vassari
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Dal visibile all’invisibile
Alcuni anni fa un’amica mi fece conoscere il dipinto di Antonello da Messina la “Pietà” conservato nel Museo del Prado. L’emozione che suscitò in me la vista dell’Angelo che sostiene Cristo morto tra le sue braccia è difficile da esprimere a parole. La piccola tavola entrò a far parte delle collezioni del Museo nel 1967 e attualmente si trova esposto nella magnifica mostra “Un luogo di memoria 1819-2019”. Antonello da Messina è probabilmente il più importante pittore rinascimentale dell’Italia meridionale, conosciuto per la precoce ricezione della tecnica fiamminga della pittura ad olio (Giorgio Vasari nelle sue Vite lo riteneva diretto…
Tagged with: Art, Europe, Luxury travel, madrid, Palermo, Private guides, PrivateGuides, Sicily
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The 5 Best Luxury Shoes for Men´s in Madrid
Some of the best shoes in the world are still being made in Spain. Even today, you can still tell a gentleman by his shoes Definitelymore trend-proof than everything else in your wardrobe, handcrafted styles will last you years if cared for properly, so hunting for traditionally-made designs makes sense in more ways than one. So, pay attention to the best luxury hand made one´s in Madrid Glent Claudio Coello St. #21 Glent’s master shoemakers have passed their craft on from generation to generation since 1899, using traditional techniques such as Goodyear stitching, which guarantees shoes of the highest quality,…
Madrid New Year´s Eve 2023-24
New Year’s Eve at the symbolic center of Madrid has become more than just a celebration, it’s a global tradition in Spain and beyond. 31 December is a very special celebration, where the fun and partying go on well into the early hours at PUERTA DEL SOL where you will have a great time eating the traditional ‘lucky grapes’ Eating twelve grapes. Tradition has it that you have to eat them one by one, in time with the striking of the clock at midnight on 31 December. If you manage to eat all the grapes in time, you are in…
Tagged with: 2033, 31 December, Art, Christmas Madrid, Madrid Cool Cultural, New Year´s Eve Madrid, Spain, Twelve grapes
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5 TV Shows to inspire your Madrid Trip
If you are planning a trip to the Spanish capital, here are some television shows and SOAP OPERAS you should watch before you visit us, to check out the city and get some insight into Spanish culture ARDE MADRID The black and white shooting did not extingish his brilliant and flamish show, wich leed us inside a back stage of parties, sex and celebrities that runaway in gray dictator Franco period. Ava Gardner’s life in Madrid in the 1960s is told from the point of view of her maid and chauffeur, both spies in Franco‘s secret service, who report on her hedonistic lifestyle, filled with an…
