The French artist Simon Vouet also had a Genoa chapter, ... A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600-1750 May 3-Aug. 16 at the National Gallery of Art. nga.gov. Comments. Sign up.

And Baroque artists, they'd make their points with more drama and emotion. The art and architecture of this age was also a powerful political tool. The kings and queens of the day claimed they ...

The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa transforms a Spanish nun, mystic, and writer, into one of the most famous emblems of the ...

Baroque art was propaganda for the state or for the Church. Skip to Main Content. ... Art Bites 160: Renaissance Artists: Ghiberti, Brunelleschi, Donatello. Video has Closed Captions CC.

The exhibition was initially slated to open in March, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. As part of a wave of museums reopening in Italy, the Pitti Palace opened its doors on ...

A historic lineup of L.A.'s leading artists, performers, poets and authors will salute Beyond Baroque, the city's legendary literary center, at its 50th anniversary 'Bohemian Bacchanal' on ...

Hannover: Herrenhausen, one of the world's best-preserved baroque gardens, was once a place of pleasure where the 17th-century elector and his court could stroll and enjoy a heady mix of art ...

Ever wonder how artists work through an idea to complete a finished canvas? The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts recently acquired a Baroque-era drawing that helps illustrate how the artistic ...

Gustavo Nazareno’s richly symbolic paintings investigate the African hand in Brazilian Baroque art. GABRIEL_VOLPI. In 2018, Brazilian artist Gustavo Nazareno left Minas Gerais for São Paulo ...