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Gold in artworks
Dec 10, 2021
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Gold is the protagonist of many masterpieces in the history of art, such as Byzantine mosaics, paintings by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Cimabue, Giotto, Simone Martini, Gentile da Fabriano and Gustave Klimt. The ancient technique of the Gold Background, with which all these works were made, was excellently described in the treatise of about 1440 by Cenninino Cennini, entitled "Libro dell'arte"...
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The Girl with a Pearl Earring
Apr 25, 2023
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The Girl with a Pearl Earring is a famous oil painting made around 1665 by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. This work depicts an anonymous young girl wearing a pear-shaped bead and a dark blue turban, illuminated by light coming from the left. She is considered one of the most famous masterpieces of Western art and is often referred to as "The Mona Lisa of the North".
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Dance in art history
Dec 13, 2021
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Dance, an intense and passionate art form, has been very probably present in all human cultures, in fact, among the first works of art that portray it we find the paintings of ancient Egypt. The representation of this topic has also characterized the most popular artistic currents between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, so that great masters such as, Degas, Renoir, Munch, Toulouse Lautrec, and Matisse have depicted it...
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What's the color for 2024?
Jan 2, 2024
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8 minutes read
Before revealing the color of the year clearly, I'll provide you with some clues that will gradually lead us to the shade chosen as the 2024 Pantone color. To begin in this direction, there is a fruit that can introduce us to the hue chosen by this American company, and that is the peach, whose juicy nectar has also inspired great masterpieces in the history of art by masters such as....

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