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SANDRO BOTTICELLI 1/3 – He was born in in Florence, Italy. As a boy, he apprenticed as a goldsmith. By his forties, Botticelli was himself a master. He worked in all the current genres of Florentine art, painting altarpieces in fresco and on panel, tondi (round paintings), small panel pictures, and small devotional triptychs. Botticelli’s first works followed the current …

The church was part of the conventual complex founded in 1251 by the Umiliati (who had come to Florence from Lombardy in 1239), it was completed originally during the 1250s, but almost completely rebuilt around 1627 in Baroque-style. The Umiliati, by the dedication and probity of the lay brothers and sisters, gained a reputation in Florence, and dedicated works of …

In 1457 the palace was built by the Pitti family, by Filippo Brunelleschi, but the original building included only the central part of the building. This huge palace is among the greatest examples of architecture in Florence. In 1549 the building was sold to the Medici, becoming the residence of the Grand Ducal family. Later it was expanded and remodeled …

The art of music through a happy time in the Renaissance. In the sixteenth century, in fact, the arts and sciences had a period of revival and renewal. Secular music, became important with the development of vocal polyphony, and Italy was the center of those renovations. In several cities they were built of musical activity centers, generating two specific musical …

What better place for your special occasion? Perhaps, a restaurant overlooking the Ponte Vecchio. Furniture in light tones, in a refined setting. Mediterranean cuisine with special wines from watering (preferably zero km). There is no better way to realize this. A dinner in the romantic restaurants of Florence, with panoramic views over the city or the Lungarno. A candlelight (or …

HORSEHAIR GOLD CRESPO – Pietro Bembo Horsehair crape gold and amber clear and pure, which has the aura of the snow floats and flies, gentle eyes and lighter than the sun, to do serene day the dark night. Rice, who could dispel any harsh punishment and harsh, rubies and pearls, where to go out so sweet words, that other good …

VITALY URZHUMOV 1/3 – Surrealism is often considered both a cultural and revolutionary art movement. The form dedicated itself to depicting the subconscious. If you compare, the main image (lemon tea), sharing a passing surrealistic resemblance to Dali’s The Persistence of Memory. He is Vitaly Urzhumov, the surrealist painter. He use the traditional technique, oil on canvas, and his love …

Yekaterinburg, is the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast, located in the middle of the Eurasian continent, on the border of Europe and Asia. The city was one of Russia’s first industrial cities, prompted at the start of the eighteenth century by decrees from the Tsar requiring the development in Yekaterinburg of metal-working businesses. Following the October Revolution, the family of …

His personal life was made difficult by his conflicts with the authorities who disapproved of his liberal views. He is the greatest of all Russian writers, and major part of his lyrical poetry was written between 1820 and 1830. Some of his poetical masterpieces were composed in the last seven years of his life. By effecting a new synthesis between …

It connects the European rail network at one end with either Vladivostok or the Chinese rail network at the other. A journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway should be on everyone’s bucket list. Take a look at the route map to see where the Trans-Siberian Railway goes. Moscow to Beijing (via Mongolia), is the most interesting Trans-Siberian route to take. The …

ARUNAS ZILYS 1/3 – The unique visions of Zilys, once viewed, are tattooed on your heart indelibly. Symbols and myths swirl about in a mosaic of meaning. They echo, like an ancient dream. Arunas Zilys, Lithuanian painter, creates mysterious paintings of haunting beauty. Some popular Zilys titles (Birdman, Guardian Angel and Offerings), invite you into another world. ARUNAS ZILYS 2/3 …

Emily Dickinson, poet of the interior life. Nothing about her adult appearance or habitation revealed such a militant soul. Only poems, written quietly in a room of her own, often hand-stitched in small volumes, then hidden in a drawer, revealed her true self. She did not live in time but in universals, an sensitive nature reaching out boldly from self-referral …

In the late 1940s, Jackson Pollock developed the technique for which he is best known—drip painting. He placed the canvas on the floor, stating, “this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting.” Pollock’s abstract work was hard to decipher, but his rebellious nature and expressions of freedom were clearly evident. …