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van Dyck – Charles I with M. de St Antoine
Baroque painting

van Dyck – Charles I with M. de St Antoine

Charles I A king, a man, but also a beautiful horse! One of the most…

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August 21, 2020
Rubens – Two Women with a Candle
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Rubens – Two Women with a Candle

Warm light One of the sweetest moments in Baroque Art thanks to Rubens with "Two…

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August 18, 2020

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"Mona Lisa", Leonardo da Vinci, 1503-1506 (probabl "Mona Lisa", Leonardo da Vinci, 1503-1506 (probably continuing until 1517), Oil on poplar panel, 77 cm × 53 cm (30 in × 21 in) Louvre Museum, Paris, France Leonardo used the pyramid structure not only to balance the space, but also to pull the view on Mona Lisa's face. Lear more: 🎬 https://youtu.be/YACmQtVK4Xs #art #arthistory #art_history #historyart #monalisa #monalisalouvre #monalisalouvremuseum #monalisalouvreparis #monnalisa #gioconda #leonardodavinci #leonardodavinciquote #louvremuseum #louvre #louvreparis #exploring_art_with_alessandro #italy #italyart #renaissance #renaissanceart #oilpainting #masterpiece #masterpieces #drawing
New video! It is one of most important moments of New video! It is one of most important moments of Western history: the "Death of Socrates". Every painted element and character hide symbol that David masterly designed to communicate a deep meaning in a perfect balance between his time (and actually even ours) and Socrates' life. #flemishbaroque #flemishbaroqueart #flemishbaroquepainting #painting🎨 #painting #oilpainting #oilpaint #oiloncanvas #rubens #peterpaulrubens #peterpaulreubens #anthonyvandyck #vandyke #baroque #baroqueart #art #arthistory #exploring_art_with_alessandro #kingcharles #kingcharlescavalier #charles1st #horsepainting #horsepaintings #whitehorsepainting #neoclassicism #neoclassical
"Death of Socrates", Jacques-Louis David, 1787, oi "Death of Socrates", Jacques-Louis David, 1787, oil on canvas Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This awesome oil on canvas depicts one of the most important moments of Western history: the Death of Socrates. is one of the best examples of Neoclassical style. A movement that started in the 18th-century, during the Age of Enlightenment, and continued into the early 19th century, inspired by the style, themes, values of the ancient Greek and Roman arts, adjusted to the “modern” taste. In the Death of Socrates, we can find all of these elements. A classical theme painted with a modern approach in 1787, two years before the French revolution. Every painted element and character hide symbol that David masterly designed to communicate a deep meaning in a perfect balance between his time (and actually even ours) and Socrates' life. 🎬 Learn more on the new YouTube video: https://youtu.be/W2mcd5qMbfc #neoclassicism #neoclassical #jacquesluisdavid #deathofsocrates #phylosophy #phylosophyoflife #socrates #plato #classical #classicalart #painting🎨 #painting #oilpainting #oilpaint #oiloncanvas #david #art #arthistory #exploring_art_with_alessandro #symbolism
New video on saturday about one the most important New video on saturday about one the most important Neoclassical paintings. Here a little preview don't miss it on 🎬 https://www.youtube.com/c/ExploringArtwithAlessandro #art #arthistory #art_history #historyart #oilpainting #masterpiece #masterpieces #drawing #neoclassical #neoclassicism
"The Arnolfini Portrait", Jan van Eyck, 1434, oil "The Arnolfini Portrait", Jan van Eyck, 1434, oil on oak National Gallery, London It is one of the most well-known paintings also thanks to a lot unusual features, starting with the name: The Arnolfini Portrait or The Arnolfini Wedding, The Arnolfini Marriage, the Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife and others. What we have is for sure a couple (even for that there are some surprises actually) and the guy’s last name is Arnolfini. It’s an old oil on oak painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434 on 3 vertical boards. So we are during Renaissance or, better, Northern Renaissance since van Eyck was Flemish. Learn more: 🎬 https://youtu.be/yRH4U084g9Y #art #arthistory #art_history #historyart #renaissance #renaissanceart #rinascimento #vaneyck #janvaneyck #arnolfini #arnolfiniportrait #arnolfiniarts #painting #paintings #oilpainting #panelpaint #panelpainting #exploring_art_with_alessandro #nationalgallery #nationalgalleryofart #nationalgallerylondon #london #londonart #musuem #museumvisit #renaissancepainting #renaissancepainter
"Liberty Leading the People", Eugène Delacroix, 1 "Liberty Leading the People", Eugène Delacroix, 1830, oil on canvas, 260×325 cm (102.4×128 in) Louvre, Paris, France 🎨The Liberty Leading the People represents the impact of the new style that, like the French revolution, revolutionized the art pushing emotions and strong feelings to new limits. 🎬 Learn more on my Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHliyLg1SAI #art #arthistory #art_history #historyart #ancienthistory #romnticism #romanticismpainting #romanticismpainter #libertyleadingthepeople #delacroix #egugenedelacroix #delacroixeugene #delacroixeugène #painting #paintings #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #oiloncanvaspainting #exploring_art_with_alessandro #louvre #louvremuseum #paris #parismuseum #france #franceart #museedulouvre #musée
Merry Christmas! In this video you can enjoy 7 wor Merry Christmas! In this video you can enjoy 7 works of art, different from each other, but that represent this important moment of the year. Merry Christmas! 🎬👉 https://youtu.be/EbmJP8fnjzc Alessandro #art #arthistory #art_history #historyart #ancienthistory #nativity #giotto #adorationofthemagi #adorationofthesheperds #caravaggio #caravaggiostyle #snowatargenteuil #claudemonet #monet #botticelli #sandrobotticelli #themysticalnativity #gentiledafabriano #guidoreni #avercamphendrick #avercamp #awinterscenewithskatersnearacastle #merrychristmas #merrychristmas2021 #happynewyear #happynewyear2021 #exploring_art_with_alessandro
"The Calling of St Matthew", 1599–1600, Oil on c "The Calling of St Matthew", 1599–1600, Oil on canvas, 322 x 340cm (127 x 130in) Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome The majestic oil on canvas was completed in 1599–1600 for the Contarelli Chapel in the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, where it remains today. It hangs alongside two other paintings of Matthew by Caravaggio, “The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew” (painted around the same time as the Calling) and “The Inspiration of Saint Matthew” (1602). 🎬 enjoy the video: https://youtu.be/Xirnjj2iv38 #baroque #caravaggio #caravaggismo #jesus #art #artwork #arttherapy #exploring_art_with_alessandro #rome #italy #italia #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #michelangelomerisi #michelamgelomerisidacaravaggio #roma #arthistory #chiaroscuro #chiaroscuroinspired #chiaroscuropainting
"Pergamon Altar", 2nd century BC, marble, Pergamon "Pergamon Altar", 2nd century BC, marble, Pergamon Museum, Berlin 🎬 watch the video: https://youtu.be/XhED3bMBZpQ The Pergamon Altar is a monumental construction built during the reign of king Eumenes II in the first half of the 2nd century BC in the ancient Greek city of Pergamon in Turkey. The origins of the altar are still a mystery. There are many theories, but it seems that it was built to celebrate a war victory around 166 and 156 BC. So, we are talking about more than 2,000 years ago. The excavation lasted 8 years and the main issue was that the friezes were in thousands of pieces. So Humann was shipping them to Berlin where an Italian team of restores started to put the fragments together. Once completed, the altar was 35.64 meters (116 feet) wide and 33.4 meters (109 feet) deep; the front stairway alone is almost 20 meters (65 feet) wide. And the lower frieze all around it was put together, in all the fragments they found, after years. So, it was a huge work and now it probably makes more sense why they didn’t want to ship it back. #art #arthistory #art_history #historyart #pergamonmuseum #pergamon #temple #greektemple #greektemplesinsicily #greektemplesinitaly #tempiogreco #tempiogrecoarcaico #hellenistic #mythology #zeus #athena #exploring_art_with_alessandro #classical #classicalart #classicalgreekart #classicalarchitecture #greekart #greekarchitecture
Hi! In the pool on my the Youtube channel you aske Hi! In the pool on my the Youtube channel you asked me to have another architecture video (by the way thank you for your many votes). So for tomorrow I prepared something really surprising about a building that "changed place"... In the pic a "scary" preview.. too many hints!😁 see you tomorrow🎬 https://www.youtube.com/c/ExploringArtwithAlessandro/community #art #arthistory #historyart #temple #column #columns #freize #sculpture #exploring_art_with_alessandro #classical #classicalart #classicalarchitecture
Hi friends, Exploring Art is a free online project Hi friends, Exploring Art is a free online project with the purpose to educate people on the beauty of Art and Art history. I am not sponsored and that means I need your help to keep the project alive. Please, if you cannot support me on Patreon right now, share this video among your friends. https://youtu.be/xGmXO78OOpk Thank you #art #arthistory #art_history #historyart #exploring_art_with_alessandro #patreon
🏛"Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus", 509 BC, R 🏛"Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus", 509 BC, Rome, Italy This is the oldest large Temple in Rome or at least how we think it looked like since it's almost completely lost. The temple, also known as the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus gave the name to the hill where it has been built over: the Capitoline Hill. Like many temples in central Italy, it shared features with Etruscan architecture. But in 83 BC it was destroyed by a fire, so it was replaced by a new one in Greek style in 69 BC. After that other 2 fires happened and the Temple was rebuilt again each time. So not the luckiest temple…😅 🎬Learn more on my Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wl6IJl2AHM #art #arthistory #art_history #historyart #romanart #ancienthistory #ancient_roman #ancient_rome #exploring_art_with_alessandro #rome #roma #italy #italytravel #italy_art #italian_architecture #architecture #architecturelovers #ancient_roman_architecture #temple #classictemple #classicaltemple #classicaltempleart #cella #etruscantemple #etruscanart #etruscanarchitecture
"The Bard", Thomas Jones, 1774, oil on canvas, 114 "The Bard", Thomas Jones, 1774, oil on canvas, 114,5×168 (48×66,1 in) National Museum Wales, Cardiff 🎨Do you know that to read The Bard by Thomas Jones we should cut the paint in a half? #thebard #art #arthistory #art_history #historyart #ancienthistory #romanticism #romanticismpainting #romanticismpainter #thebard #thomasjones #thomasgray #druid #druidic #stonehenge #celtic #painting #paintings #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #oiloncanvaspainting #exploring_art_with_alessandro #cardiff #wales #mythology #legend
"Sacrifice of Isaac", 1401, bas-relief Florence, I "Sacrifice of Isaac", 1401, bas-relief Florence, Italy This bas-relief marked the start of one of the most important art styles ever: the Renaissance. By the way, why that weird shape? On Exploring Art with Alessandro you can learn art history in a new way: 🎬 https://youtu.be/8LhZp7Xoa2g #art #arthistory #art_history #historyart #ancienthistory #renaissance #renaissanceart #exploring_art_with_alessandro #florence #italy #italytravel #italy_art #statue #sculpture #sculptureart #ancientsculpture #florenceitaly #brunnelleschi #filippobrunnelleschi #lorenzoghiberti #ghiberti #florencebaptistery #sacrificeofisaac #sacrificiodiisacco #fatherandson #fatherandsontime #lovefather #catholic
"Vézelay Abbey's portal", 1120 – 1150, Vézelay "Vézelay Abbey's portal", 1120 – 1150, Vézelay, France It seems a simple door, but it is actually a portal to history and Medieval legends. We are in a small French village called Vézelay where we can visit an abbey church that is in the list of the World Heritage sites since 1979. In the center we see Jesus with 6 Apostles on his sides while he is sending them to spread the Gospel to all peoples and creatures in the world. Jesus is represented inside a mandorla, larger than the other characters because the Hierarchical proportions were still evident back then. And he is really elegant, sat on a throne with the knees on the side in the attempt of giving the idea of perspective and the cloth is patiently carved. 🎬 check my youtube video: https://youtu.be/3p7ngmwF-40 #art #arthistory #art_history #historyart #Vézelay #vezelaytourisme #vezelayabbey #basilica #france #francia #francecathedrals #sculpture #sculptureart #sculpturelovers #sculptureartist #exploring_art_with_alessandro #architecture #architecturelovers #romanesque #romanesquearchitecture #romanesqueart #romanesquechurch
"Apollo and Daphne", Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1622– "Apollo and Daphne", Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1622–1625, Galleria Borghese, Rome What we are admiring today is the result of the immense talent of one of the greatest sculptors: Gian Lorenzo Bernini who was able to bring to life a piece of marble! The statue represents the mythological story of Eros, the god of love (known also as Cupid), causing a trouble after Apollo, the god of music and poetry, insulted him. Eros is not present in the statue, but we can see the consequences of his revenge since he shot two arrows: one made of gold and one made of lead. He pierced Apollo with the golden arrow which made him fall in love with the nymph Daphne and he pierced Daphne with the lead arrow which made her repulsed by Apollo. As a nymph, Daphne dedicated her life to being a virgin and this is very important to her. So, she is in trouble now since Apollo has different projects... On the attempt of saving herself she asked for the help of her father who had just one option... transform her in a laurel tree. And a young Bernini fixed in the marble that exact moment! 🎬 learn all the tricks and secrets of this masterpiece: https://youtu.be/TFoiopVk9Ko #art #artwork #arthistory #arttherapy #exploring_art_with_alessandro #rome #roma #italy #italia #artitaly #art_italia #artrome #baroque #baroqueart #baroquestyle #masterpiece #apolloanddaphne #apolloedafne #apolloanddaphnebernini #gianlorenzobernini #gianlorenzoberninisculpture #bernini #sculpture #sculpture_art #whitemarble #marble #galleriaborghese #borghesegallery
I've just finished a new video that I am going to I've just finished a new video that I am going to publish on friday! Ready for a surprise? :-) Just a little hint: we are going to discover one of the most beautifully balanced, detailed and elegant sculptures ever made! 🎬 Don't miss the video on my channel https://youtu.be/N9wGwUCav8M #art #artwork #arthistory #arttherapy #exploring_art_with_alessandro #italy #italia #artitaly #art_italia #sculpture #sculpture_art #whitemarble #marble #loveitaly #loveitalia
Cappella degli Scrovegni, Giotto, 1303 - 1305, Pad Cappella degli Scrovegni, Giotto, 1303 - 1305, Padova A little treasure in Padova completely painted by the gread Giotto more than 700 years ago! #art #arthistory #art_history #historyart #giotto #cappelladegliscrovegni #italy #italia #italyart #exploring_art_with_alessandro #medieval #medievalart #nativity #jesus #jesuschrist #mary #virginmary #angel #art #arte #sacredfamily #fresco #painting
On my Patreon you can support Exploring Art with A On my Patreon you can support Exploring Art with Alessandro and have many months exclusive contents https://www.patreon.com/exploring_art_with_alessandro Thank you 🙂 #art #arthistory #art_history #historyart #ancienthistory #renaissance #renaissanceart #rinascimento #themarriageofthevirgin #sposaliziodellavergine #raffaello #painting #paintings #oilpainting #panelpaint #panelpainting #exploring_art_with_alessandro #florence #firenze #italy #italytravel #italy_art #pinacotecadibrera #pinacotecadibreramilano #milano #musuem #museumvisit #renaissancepainting #renaissancepainter
"Ecstasy of Saint Teresa", Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1 "Ecstasy of Saint Teresa", Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1647–1652, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome One of the most beautiful and discussed Baroque works of art: the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa by Gian Lorenzo Bernini got finally restored and we can admire it in all its beauty! The scene was inspired by a religious autobiographical episode that Bernini sculpted making it almost "real" for its intensity and drama! Not by chance it is considered one of the Art history masterpieces Because of the eroticism that the scene suggests, Bernini was mocked by his contemporaries. 🎬 learn more: https://youtu.be/a6yoO7pU9fg #art #artwork #arthistory #arttherapy #exploring_art_with_alessandro #rome #roma #italy #italia #artitaly #art_italia #artrome #baroque #baroqueart #baroquestyle #masterpiece #ecstasyofsaintteresa #ecstasyofsainttheresa #ecstasyofsantateresa #gianlorenzobernini #gianlorenzoberninisculpture #bernini #sculpture #sculpture_art #whitemarble #marble #trompeloeil #theatrical #loveitaly #loveitalia
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