Paolo Caliari, better known as Veronese, was born in Verona in 1528 and spent most of his artistic career in Venice, where he died in 1588. Along with Titian and Tintoretto, Veronese is considered one of the greatest masters of Venetian painting in the 16th century. Renowned for his large-scale paintings on religious and mythological […]
Read moreToday, art historian Claudio Sagliocco will lead us to the discovery of another masterpiece for a new Menarini – Pills of Art video: Annunciation by Simone Martini. This painting in tempera and gold on panel was commissioned for the Altar of St. Ansano in the Cathedral of Siena, and dates back to 1333. It is […]
Read moreThis year, the Menarini Art Volumes series has released a stunning monograph that celebrates the artistic genius of Veronese within the majestic historical and artistic setting of Palazzo Madama, Turin’s esteemed Civic Museum of Ancient Art. Curated by Giovanni Carlo Federico Villa, Director of Palazzo Madama, and his father Renzo Villa, this new monograph is […]
Read moreArt historian Claudio Sagliocco takes us to Florence, in the wonderful Uffizi Gallery, to discover oil-on-copper painting Vulcan’s Forge by the Renaissance master Giorgio Vasari. Better known for his biographies of Italian artists in his book “Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects,” Vasari was also a talented painter and architect, operating under […]
Read moreWe are in Florence, in the beautiful Uffizi Gallery, where journalist and cultural reporter Olga Mugnaini will lead us to the discovery of a masterpiece by Francesco Maria Mazzola, also known as Parmigianino: the Madonna with the Long Neck. This oil on wood painting was begun around 1534 and remained incomplete on the painters’ death […]
Read moreToday marks Safer Internet Day 2024, an annual event dedicated to promoting safer and better internet use. With the hashtags #SaferInternetDay and #SID2024 and an extensive social media campaign under the motto “Together for a better internet”, Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and current concerns, from cyberbullying to social […]
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