Is Art Sexist?
Hello, and welcome back to Carivaggio. I know I have been gone for a while, but only because I have been waiting for the right time to...
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The Struggle of the Art Historian
Hello and welcome back to Carivaggio! Today I wanted to take some time to let my readers get to know me a little better. I know this is...
The Not-So-Subtle Art of the Rococo
What: The Swing Who: Jean-Honoré Fragonard When: 1767 Where: The Wallace Collection, London, UK. How: Oil on canvas Hello and welcome...
Death Walks Among Us - Memento Mori
Hello and welcome back to Carivaggio! Today we are going to do something a bit different and talk about a topic that spans the timeline...
What Is Art?
(Oath of the Horatii, Jacques-Louis David, 1784, Louvre, Paris, France.) Hello again and welcome back to Carivaggio. I know it has been a...
The Mystifying Beauty of Venus
What: The Birth of Venus Who: Sandro Botticelli When: 1484-1486 Where: The Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy How: Tempra on canvas Hello...
Sweet but Sinister - Judith Beheading Holofernes
What: Judith Beheading Holofernes Who: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio When: 1599 CE Where: Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy Hello and...
Unlock the Mystery - The Last Supper
What: The Last Supper Who: Leonardo da Vinci When: roughly 1495-1498 Where: Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, Italy Hello, and welcome...
Let's Decode This - The Cardsharps
What: The Cardsharps Who: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio When: 1594 Where: Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, USA Hello and...
Secrets of the Mona Lisa Revealed
What: Mona Lisa (Painting) Who: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) When: 1503 possibly to 1517 How: Oil on poplar panel Where: The Louvre...
Look For What You Don't Know Exists
What: Byzantine Period (4th-15th century CE) Let's bring it wayyyyy back. Hello! And welcome back to Carivaggio. Today we are going to do...
Lets Decode This - Caravaggio Edition
What: David with the Head of Goliath Who: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio When: 1610 Where: Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy Hello! And...
Let's Decode This - School of Athens
What: School of Athens (Fresco Painting) Who: Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael) When: 1510-1511 Where: Vatican, Rome, Italy Greetings!...
Sex In The Ancient World
WARNING - this post discusses sex and may not be appropriate for all viewers ( so please do not show this to your grandma) - What: The...
A Man With a Plan
Hello! and welcome back to Carivaggio. If you are new here please read my first blog post as we are exploring the timeline of Baroque...
Boy With a Basket of Fruit
For my first blog post, I wanted to focus on one of my favorite paintings entitled Boy With a Basket of Fruit, which is also my icon for...
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