Tag: Milano

Compianto sul Cristo morto (1495-1500)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Compianto sul Cristo morto (Lamentation over the Dead Christ) c.1495–1500 Tempera on wood, 106 x 71 cm Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milano The painting, one of the most dramatic realizations of Sandro Botticelli‘s late activity, depicts the moment in which…

Museo Poldi Pezzoli (Milano)

Opened: 1881 Address: Via Alessandro Manzoni, 12, 20121 Milano MI, Italia Website: https://museopoldipezzoli.it/ Collection: • Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510): Compianto sul Cristo morto (1495-1500) • Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510): Madonna del Libro (1480-1481) See also: • Milano (Italia) | Museums

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

(1526–1593) The artist’s works: Il Bibliotecario 1562 Skoklosters Slott, Sweden Estate 1563 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inverno 1563 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Il Fuoco 1566 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Il Giurista 1566 Nationalmuseum, Stockholm L’Acqua 1566 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Il Cuoco c.1570 Nationalmuseum, Stockholm Autunno 1573 Musée du Louvre, Paris Estate…

Caravaggio

(1571–1610) Michelangelo Merisi The artist’s works: Ragazzo che monda un frutto 1592–1593 Fondazione Roberto Longhi, Firenze Ragazzo che monda un frutto c.1592–1593 Hampton Court Palace, London Ragazzo che monda un frutto c.1592–1593 Private collection Ragazzo morso da un ramarro c.1594–1595 National…

Vaprio d’Adda (Italia)

Vaprio d’Adda in Art: Bellotto, Bernardo (1721–1780) Vaprio d’Adda 1744 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Births: • Lattuada, Alberto (1914-2005) See also: • Cities | Italia

John Carradine

(1906–1988) Richmond Reed Carradine Filmography as Actor: Around the World in 80 Days 1956 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: David Niven, Cantinflas     The Ten Commandments 1956 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner   Born February 5 1906 New York, NY (USA) Died…

L’Ultima Cena (1494-1498)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) L’Ultima Cena (The Last Supper) 1494–1498 Dry wall-painting, 460 x 880 cm Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milano Leonardo did not use the traditional fresco technique to paint the Last Supper and the lunettes. He chose a method that…

Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milano)

Basilica e Convento Domenicano di Santa Maria delle Grazie UNESCO World Heritage Site Completed: 1497 Address: Piazza di Santa Maria delle Grazie 2, 20123 Milano MI, Italia Website: https://legraziemilano.it/ Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano: Website: https://cenacolovinciano.org/ • Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519):…

Ritratto di musico (c.1485)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Ritratto di Musico (Portrait of a Musician) c.1485 Tempera and oil on panel, 44.7 x 32 cm Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milano The only painting on panel by Leonardo to have remained in Milan, this portrait was traditionally thought to…