Tag: Antoine Watteau

Pilgrimage to Cythera

Pilgrimage to Cythera is a work of 1717 by Antoine Watteau, admission essay for entry to the Royal Academy of Painting;It is now kept at the Louvre in Paris.

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Gilles (Watteau)

Gilles (aka Pierrot said Gilles) is an oil on canvas (184×149) by Antoine Watteau, completed between 1718 and 1719.

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Secret Drawings of Michelangelo

Ten years after the flood, in 1975, the Medici Chapels Read more [...]

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Villa Petraia

The Medici Villa La Petraia is located in the quiet Read more [...]

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Piazza della Repubblica (Republic Square)

Piazza della Repubblica has (almost) always been the Read more [...]

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Frescobaldi Palace and Garden

The Frescobaldi family is one of the oldest and most Read more [...]

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The Polyhedron

One of Michelangelo’s least known inventions is the Read more [...]

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Berta, the Petrified Head

Embedded in the wall of Santa Maria Maggiore Church, Read more [...]

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Radio CO.RA.

CO.RA. is the acronym for Commissione Radio. Radio Read more [...]

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Florentine Leather Tradition

Already during the XIV century, Florence was famous for Read more [...]

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The “Sweet” Taste of Ballot

In the old city center of Florence, very close to Read more [...]

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Vasco Pratolini

Vasco Pratolini is thought to be one of the most Read more [...]

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“La Rificolona”

The “Rificolona” is a paper lantern festival that takes Read more [...]

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“Facciatone”

Perhaps the most memorable part of the Siena’s Read more [...]

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