Articles related to "Italian Art"

The art of Italy at the NC Museum of Art spans over 2,000 years with exhibits of pottery, statues, paintings, and period pieces.

Though artist Mario Minniti is barely remembered outside of his native Sicily, his work was highly sought after during his lifetime.

Italian artist Umberto Boccioni was a key figure in European art. His work marked a dramatic departure from traditional forms.

The Uffizi gallery, Piazza della Signoria, Michaelangelo's David , Botticelli's Venus, the Famous Duomo - all these make Florence a must-see for visitors to Italy.

This catalogue accompanies an exhibition at London's Estorick Collection. It explores the relationship between Missoni designs and Futurist art in the Gallery's display.

In 1909 Filippo Tommaso Marinetti published The Founding and First Manifesto of Futurism in Paris, and established an art movement that lasted from 1909 until 1944.

Renaissance painters from Venice developed their own distinctive style using light and a rich color palette.

Monumental civic architecture in Late Medieval Italian city states articulated values of an ideal society through design and functions of their town halls.

Governments of Italian city states like Siena, Florence and Padua had a clear idea of thoroughly planned and well-organized urban development of their respective cities.

Siena Cathedral, the monument to the city's identity, is a testimony to how religious and civic concepts blended in Tuscan art of fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

The architectural language of The Palazzo Vecchio in Florence and The Palazzo della Raggione in Padua conveys the values defining civic identity of the cities.

100 years ago Filippo Marinetti issued his Futurist Manifesto. Umberto Boccioni developed Marinetti's ideas and 100 years later Luca Buvoli continues to explore Futurism.

Missoni colourful geometric designs changed knitwear forever. This exhibition looks at sources of inspiration and the processes involved in producing Missoni creations.

Mozart's music finds its reflection in the fine baroque interiors of Vienna's churches. Take a trip into baroque style at the zenith of the Habsburg empire.

Just wanting to be a women's wear designer is not enough. You need to focus your creativity to one or two segments of the female population to sell to.

The work of the Futurists is featuring in an exhibition at London's Tate Modern. The show marks one hundred years since the publication of the Futurist Manifesto in 1909.

A ninety minute train ride from Florence takes enterprising tourists to the beautiful old city of Lucca.

The Late Medieval period in Florence, Italy spawned numerous paintings of Crucifixes. In the Renaissance, the style of crucifixes evolved with changing ideals.

The historic city of Verona, in the north of Italy, is a haven for tourists eager to experience its Roman Arena and the famous balcony from Shakespeare's play.

Antoine de Pluvinel's horsemanship manual, first published in 1623, marked a change in the approach to training a horse for the riding house.

Top examples of Renaissance architecture are in the compact city of Florence. Italy has the most famous Renaissance art in the world, and Florence is home to most of it.

A shopper in Dubai can begin the day touring the pyramids of Egypt, spend the afternoon traveling through Arabia and Asia, and end the day with a cafe au lait in Italy.

Life and Works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - child prodigy, musical genius, and arguably, the greatest composer.