Renaissance Painting in the Grotesque Style Between Rome and Florence
Grotesque painting through the centuries, from Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome to the Autentiqua art workshop in the Florentine Oltrarno neighborhood. As we write this blog post in the second half of 2021, a multimedia exhibition is under way at the Domus Aurea in the Colosseum archaeological Complex in Rome, to celebrate “The invention of […]
A look at the Florentine Renaissance
Florence is universally considered the motherland of the Renaissance. This glorious historical period started between the late 1300s and the early 1400s and became established in a fast-evolving Florence. It soon turned into a veritable cultural revolution, a new figurative language, a different way of thinking about man, nature, and the world as a whole. […]
Santo Spirito, Florence
What is it like to live in a city steeped in art? Walking through its streets is an endless discovery; it is a treasure trove of views, details and unique features. Florence never fails to surprise. On the left bank of the Arno river, there is one of the Florentine districts most coveted by travelers […]