Bernini – Fontana dei quattro fiumi
Can a fountain be also a masterpiece? Well yes if the sculptor is Gian Lorenzo Bernini and the work of art is the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
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January 14, 2023
The Pantheon: why it still inspires modern architecture?
It is one of the most visited, oldest and well-known monuments of Rome, and probably in the world, but, after 2,000 years, the Pantheon, with its world's largest unreinforced concrete dome, is still full of surprises that we are going to reveal
November 15, 2022
Greek Hellenistic Art: Nike of Samothrace
After Mona Lisa, is probably the second most popular masterpiece we can admire at the Louvre Museum and today we will understand why it is so significative.
April 11, 2022
Greek Hellenistic Art: Pergamon Altar
Today I want to talk about a very ancient Greek architecture that we can visit in Berlin: The altar of Pergamon, one of the most important examples of Greek Hellenistic art.
December 15, 2021
Bernini – Apollo and Daphne
What we are going to discover 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": Apollo and Daphne
November 12, 2021
Laocoon and his sons
This ancient masterpiece inspired many Renaissance artists, among them: Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci and today we’ll find out why this sculpture is so important in art.
May 18, 2021
Giovanni Strazza – The Veiled Virgin
Today we are going to learn more about a masterpiece that, even if it could seem a fake, it’s actually a real marble statue.
April 19, 2021
Romanesque sculpture: Vézelay Abbey Portal
today we are going to discover an outstanding masterpiece of that style. It seems a simple door, but it's actually a portal to history and Medieval legends.
March 22, 2021
Romanesque: Modena Cathedral
Hi everyone and welcome back to Exploring Art with Alessandro. Today we are going to discover one of the most ancient and important Italian Romanesque Cathedrals: Modena Cathedral.
March 1, 2021
Why doesn’t the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall over?
Hi everyone and welcome back to Exploring Art, this is Alessandro and today we are going to find out why the Tower of Pisa is not straight and why it doesn't fall over.
February 22, 2021