Beethoven Frieze by Gustav Klimt Beethoven Frieze by Gustav Klimt. Measuring 34 meters in length, this mural by Gustav Klimt draws its main theme from Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Its composition and the story it tells have always inspired artists
Irises by Van Gogh. A work valued at 53.9 million dollars. Yes, but back in 1987. Irises is a creation from 1889, the year when Van Gogh was confined to the psychiatric clinic of St-Rémy in France after presenting himself at
Lost Masterpieces Van Gogh's Sunflowers Van Gogh's Sunflowers are among the most iconic works of all time, and the story behind these splendid masterpieces is unique and irreplaceable for each individual. Symbolizing loyalty and devotion, the sunflowers represent a metaphor for Van
Joseph Kosuth: Wittgenstein’s Color Joseph Kosuth is one of the pioneers of conceptual art. His works on language in relation to objects, and on different languages in relation to each other, form the foundation of the cool American conceptual analysis. Research into
Robert Indiana Love. The work Robert Indiana's Love. Created for a Christmas card for the Museum of Modern Art in 1964, this image has become a symbol of the twentieth century. So much so that it was included on a commemorative
Gross Domestic Product | Let's visit it together Banksy and his Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shop in Croydon, London. Today's post is about an experience I had last night that I don't think I'll easily forget. As soon as I left
Caravaggio David with the head of Goliath Caravaggio The David with the head of Goliath from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is one of those paintings that have long made people talk. The dubious attribution, in fact, has for a long
The Four Seasons Arcimboldo Summer. How this work arrived today at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna (the city's art history museum) has not yet been discovered. What is sure is that this is not the only work of the Milanese artist
Alighiero Boetti Sign and drawing. The word in art Alighiero Boetti is one of the most precocious and eclectic members of theArte Povera. However, he distanced himself from the group in the early seventies. So as to be considered today one
Ai Weiwei Sunflower Seeds 2010 Ai Weiwei Sunflower Seeds. It's 2011 and one of my favorite museums is flooded with porcelain. The Tate Modern in London hosts the work Sunflower seeds Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. The floor of the Turbine Hall
Penitent Magdalene by Donatello | The artist Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, known as Donatello, is one of the greatest Florentine sculptors. A prolific and versatile early Renaissance figure working in stone, metal, wood, terracotta and bronze. This innovative artist
After the Second World War, Lucio Fontana began to tell people about his concept of Spatialism. He observed that in many other areas of life, things are changing and being accelerated through machines and technologies, but that art hasn't changed
The history of art in colour: Red Red is the oldest colour. Though its tones range from the earthy reds of animals depicted on cave walls to the fiery reds of contemporary artwork – red is unquestionably an emotionally intense color.
Kandinsky's Composition VII. Kandinsky has the most important insight of his career into the years before the First World War. He works in Munich, Germany and develops a new painting language, which helps him to create original abstract paintings in
The Bather of Valpinçon by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres is located at Louvre in Paris. In this nude, Ingres has created what is surely one of the greatest shoulder portraits in the history of art. A work with the perfect balance between
