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Artist Diego Velázquez Title Rokeby Venus Year c. 1647–1651 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 122 cm × 177 cm (48 in × 70 in) Location National Gallery, London. You don’t forget the first time you see her. Reclined, bare, her…
Artist: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio Title: The Adoration of the Shepherds Year: 1609 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 314 cm x 211 cm Location: Regional Museum of Messina, Sicily In the early 17th century, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, a luminary…
David with the Head of Goliath is, according to art historians, a self-portrait of Caravaggio. Some argue that both figures are representative of Caravaggio, with the young figure of David representing young Caravaggio, and the detached and bloody head of…
Which Spanish painter is called the “Painter of Truth”? Who became an idol for Picasso, Manet and Cezanne? Whose painting inspired fashion designer Cristobal Balenciaga to create the Infanta dress? ¡Hola amigos! We are talking about the greatest artist of the Baroque era – Diego Velázquez. Born and…
Some men carve their destinies with swords; others wield brushes that cut just as deep. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was both—a master of light and shadow, and a man whose life was as dark and turbulent as his paintings. He…