Tag: Italian art

Giotto: The Arrest of Christ (Kiss of Judas)

Gospel Mt 26:14-25 One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said,“What are you willing to give meif I hand him over to you?”They paid him thirty pieces of silver,and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over. On the first day of the…

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Artemisia Gentileschi: Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Birth of John the Baptist Foretold “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;    for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people    in the forgiveness of their sins,78 because of the tender mercy of our God,    whereby the sunrise shall visit us[h] from on high79 to…

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Titian: The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

“Her feet planted firmly on the ground, the Madonna wraps Jesus in a protective embrace at the centre of the canvas. The pair are shown in suspended animation, in an intimate moment of tenderness between mother and son. The latter, somewhat fidgety, leans into his mother, tugging at her hair. Joseph is set slightly apart,…

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Gino Severini: Danse de l’ours

“Abandoning any trace of figuration, the artist depicts the dancing couple in a highly abstract manner, fracturing their bodies in to a series of vibrantly coloured fragments that radiate outwards from the centre of the canvas. Through this dematerialization of form, Severini aimed to create a visual representation of the energy of the performance, moving…

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Evgeny Kissin Plays Beethoven

“According to Severini, the environment is optically determined and hence fluid, and the human figure is merely a part, albeit an inseparable part, of that metamorphic reality. In this canvas and others the cadences of the swirling motion of the dance and the dancer’s costume are compared with those of the sea’s movement. The large…

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Giotto: Arena Chapel, Part I

O come, O come, Emmanuel O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan’s tyranny From depths of Hell Thy people save And…

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Artemisia Gentileschi: Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (1638–39)

“As a self-portrait the painting is particularly sophisticated and accomplished. The position in which Artemisia has portrayed herself would have been extremely difficult for the artist to capture, yet the work is economically painted, with very few pentiments. In order to view her own image she may have arranged two mirrors on either side of…

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Jacopo da Pontormo: The Carmignano Visitation (1528)

Hat Tip Many thanks to Sister Renee at Lavish Mercy for introducing me to this painting in the post A Feast Women Treasure. Learn More Carmignano Visitation at wikiwand Jacopo (da) Pontormo at wikiwand Jacopo Carucci da Pontormo, his life and work by Frederick Mortimer Clapp See More Jacopo da Pontormo at wikimedia Happy Sunday!…

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo: The Immaculate Conception (1767-69)

Hat Tip Many thanks to Sister Renee at Lavish Mercy for introducing me this painting in the post She Could Have Said, “No” Read More Giovanni Battista Tiepolo at wikiwand More about this painting at wikiwand More about this painting at Prado Museum, Madrid, See More Giovanni Battista Tiepolo at ArtUK Giovanni Battista Tiepolo at…

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Beethoven: Cavatina from String Quartet No.13

Read More Umberto Boccioni at wikiwand Hear More Beethoven At Sunnyside Norwegian Chamber Orchestra on youtube Tag: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra At Sunnyside Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside

Umberto Boccioni: Three Women (1909–10)

Who Is Umberto Boccioni? Umberto Boccioni was an influential Italian painter and sculptor who helped shape the revolutionary aesthetic of the Futurism movement despite his death at the age of thirty-three during WW1. The three women in this portrait are Boccioni’s mother, sister, and long time lover. Read More Umberto Boccioni at wikiwand See More…

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Umberto Boccioni: The Street Pavers (1914)

Boccioni was a member of the Futurists, a group of Italian artists who announced their existence in 1909 with a manifesto published on the front page of the French paper, Le Figaro. The group called for the abandonment of the past in favor of modern life and aimed to represent the metropolis in “multicolored and…

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Catchlight:Leonardo…a fun guy

A little history, a little art, and a controversy! Reblogged from Catchlight. This portrait is generally referred to as La Bella Principessa. The appellation was given by art historian Martin Kemp, a leading authority on the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci. The sitter is thought to be Bianca Giovanna Sforza, an illegitimate daughter…

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Jacopo Ligozzi: Christ Carrying the Cross

The Power of Narrative Painting Much has been written about Jacopo Ligozzi’s Christ Carrying the Cross, a dramatic narrative portrayal of Christ surrounded by his persecutors and onlookers on the way to Calvary. I did not understand the power of this painting until studying the enlarged details in the face of Christ. With close proximity,…

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The Flagellation – 14th Century Italian Embroidery

One of Twelve: Life of Christ The Flagellation is one of twelve panels attributed to Geri Lapi depicting the life of Christ, of which nine are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This embroidered panel representing the Flagellation is a remarkable expression of the Florentine Gothic style. While the needlework has been attributed to the…

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Adolfo Tommasi: Petriolo near Florence (1884)

  Click for Enlarged Image     Details Owner/Location: Private collection Dates: 1884 Artist age: Approximately 33 years old. Dimensions: Height: 99 cm (38.98 in.), Width: 201.5 cm (79.33 in.) Medium: Painting – oil on canvas Image Credit Adolfo Tommasi, Petriolo near Florence, (1884) source: The Athenaeum. Thanks for Visiting! 🙂 The End