Why babies in medieval paintings look ugly
We usually think that babies are little cute chubby-cheeked creatures. And that’s true even in art. Well except in Medieval art apparently …
We usually think that babies are little cute chubby-cheeked creatures. And that’s true even in art. Well except in Medieval art apparently …
I want to wish a Merry Christmas with 7 paintings really different from each other, but emblematic of this important moment
Prehistoric painting?? Yep!There are many interesting surprises about our ancestors and here today we will discover the first steps in the painting evolution!Let's start!https://youtu.be/BVjcephCWAU How Everything started: Prehistoric paintingTo start…
Have you ever wondered why distant mountains in paintings look bluish and less detailed?
A man under a horse… that’s really unusual… here Caravaggio in the Conversion on the Way to Damascus painted one of the most dramatic and intense scenes filled with symbols and an important meaning. And, of course, with his typical insane irreverence.
Even without knowing the subject, we can tell that this is a beautiful romantic moment fixed in an everlasting marble block by the great Antonio Canova
The Flagellation of Christ by Piero della Francesca is considered one of the most interesting paintings in the world