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NOVEMBER 5, ON THIS DAY Pietro Longhi was a famous Venetian painter known for his miniature genre pieces that exemplified the \”private and the bourgeois\” trend. Popular for their attractiveness and apparent innocence, yet with a hint of light humour, his paintings exhibit the interest in social observation that was distinctive of the Enlightenment. They …
OCTOBER 18, ON THIS DAY “Canal taught, by example the true use of the camera obscura; and to recognize the flaws usually brought to bear on a painting, when the craftsman relies completely on the perspective he views through that same camera, and on the colours – especially of the skies – without deftly removing …
How Canaletto\’s representation of Venice inspired present era landscape artists Read More »
October 5, On This Day Francesco Guardi was one of the most notable Venetian landscape painters of the rococo era, who produced elegant, graceful, and magnificently decorated works of art and architecture. He was a very active painter who created vibrant, evocative, and romantic depictions of Venice in decline. Guardi is renowned for his loosely …
Born on this Day: Francesco Guardi\’s eye of Venice Read More »
July 8, On This Day A powerful feminist icon in the world of art, Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi was known for “being able to depict the female figure with great naturalism and for her skill in handling colour to express dimension and drama”. She was born on July 8, 1593. The artist, who initially …
While the whole world is suffering from the art loss as collateral damage of the Russia Ukraine war, Venice has now become the new stage of protest against the war at Venice Biennale Arte 2022. At the opening of the exhibition “This is Ukraine: Defending Freedom”, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made an unexpected appearance …
Venice becoming the stage for art lovers to protest against the Russia-Ukraine war Read More »
May 19, On This Day Titian’s elevation to mastery Over 5 centuries ago on this day — May 19, 1518 — Italian Renaissance artist Titian’s masterpiece, the Assumption of the Virgin or Frari Assumptio, was unveiled as a large altarpiece panel at the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari or Frari church in Venice. …
Renaissance art: When the largest altarpiece in Venice was unveiled Read More »
