It was my first visit to Paris and within a few moments of arriving I was completely taken aback by the City of Light. It took my heart by storm. When I made it to the Louvre, the renovations were in full swing and this huge area was a mess. But I was curious about [...]
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Photo Of The Day: Architecture Of The Louvre
The modern day Louvre is known as a museum that holds one of the world’s greatest art collections. But before it was a museum, it was a palace where France’s Royalty and Emperors lived and held court. And before that it was a walled fortress whose building was begun by Phillippe-Auguste in 1190 on what [...]
Gli Musei Vaticani / The Museums of the Vatican
The Vatican is a city within a city and the Vatican Museum is actually many museums within a museum. The original museum began in the Cortile Ottagono as a collection of sculptures gathered by Pope Julius II (the same pope that commissioned the Sistine Chapel ceiling) and you can still see the first sculptures bought [...]
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Michelangelo Buonorroti did not consider himself to be a painter. He studied the human form in order to create three dimensional works of art as sculpture. His chosen method of communication was through the art of carving stone. But Michelangelo also lived during one of the most creative times in European Art History and when [...]
Harwood Museum Presents Benefit Concert
The Harwood Museum Alliance presents a benefit concert and champagne reception with Mark Jackson, Tina Sandoval and Kathleen Mills on Sunday April 26th at 5:30pm. Ticket $25 for Alliance Members, $35 non members. Continuing their love of opera and classical voice the concert entitled “Tonight, Tonight” features a romantic evening of opera arias and duets [...]
Il Bargello
Like a lot of buildings in Florence, The Bargello can be deceiving. The interior seems much larger than the outside lets on and because of its fortress construction, it’s very easy to think that the rooms inside this building will be dark and dank. Not so.
Galleria dell’Accademia
The Accademia di Belle Arti is not only a gallery museum that holds Michelangelo’s most famous work, The David. The Accadamia di Belle Arti is also an art school and library.
The Uffizi Gallery
Tucked between the Arno and the Piazza della Signoria, you will find one of the most famous museums in the world, the Uffizi Gallery.
The Uffizi occupies the top floor of the large, horseshoe-shaped building that was built by Giorgio Vasari between the years of 1560 and 1580. It was originally built to house the administrative offices of the Tuscan State.
Winged Victory
The Winged Victory of Samothrace is that one piece in the Louvre that is constant. Throughout the years, as the museum has undergone changes, pieces have moved, pyramids have been built, she has always remained in the same spot at the entrance to the Denon wing of the museum. I always look for her on [...]
