The Prado museum in Madrid, Spain, dedicates an exhibition to Raphael Sanzio and his workshop. This exhibition is very particular, because is devoted to the last years of the master’s life, when he lived and worked in Rome, as one of the most influential artists of his time. One cannot speak of Raphael Sanzio in a few words. This is only a simple invitation to know him following different paths characterized by spaces and emotions. The exhibit includes more than seventy signed works, paintings and drawings, all of them created in his last seven years of life; from the start…
Raphael ability to express emotions and evoke feelings
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Chagall in Madrid Thyssen Bornemitza Museum
The exhibition traces the evolution of Chagall life Marc Chagall developed a highly expressive and colourist pictorial style that was closely linked to his own life and to the religious and popular traditions of the Russian Jewish community. Chagall combined elements from Cubism, Fauvism and Robert Delaunay’s Orphism to create a personal style that is difficult to categorise. Born in the small Russian town of Vitebsk, Chagall’s long life (he lived to be almost 100) was marked by the major historic events of the first half of the 20th century. A tireless creator and one always open to new experiences…
MADRIS IS ALL ABOUT ART, Madrid is buzzing !
Dealers, gallery owners, collectors and plain art lovers ( like you and me) all have a date once more with the latest art trends at ARCHITECTURE WEEK and ESTAMPA in October. And the other fairs that have sprung up around it .For this edition, tha fair is unveiling a new look, making it easier to appreciate. At this time of year Madrid welcomes a host of visitors from all parts of the world who are interested in new forms of expression. And they want to make the most of their stay. For them and for everyone else check my list…
Titian exploration of psychology of the human passion
“Years ago I decided that the greatest ned in our Country was Art…So I determined to make it my life work if I could” Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1917 After visiting the Isabella Stewart Museum and seeing the wonderful Titian’s table ‘The Rape of Europa’ I wonder how it got there from the Spanish collections. This masterpiece is very important for many reasons, for instance, when Velazquez first arrived to the Court, he finds Reubens (52 years old and at the height of his fame) copying the painting. The young Velazquez was very impressed with both the work of Titian…
“Moderation curbs all the vices. The ermine prefers to die rather than soil itself.”
Leonardo da Vinci was an inventor, scientist or draughtsman. Cesare Borgia briefly employed him as military architect and engineer between 1502 and 1503. Cesare and Leonardo became intimate friends and Cesare provided Leonardo with an unlimited pass to inspect and direct all planned and undergoing construction in his domain. Before meeting Cesare, Leonardo had worked as a painter at the Milanese court of Duke Ludovico Sforza in the late 1480s and the 1490s, until Charles VIII of France drove the Sforza out of Italy. While in Milano Leonardo painted the masterpiece “Lady with an Ermine”, portraying the sitter of Ludovico…
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