Raphael, one of the three most renowned artists of the Italian High Renaissance, was an incredibly prolific painter. He left behind around a hundred paintings and a large number of drawings. He stands out as the greatest master of drawing in Western art. Raphael, born Raffaelo Sanzio, was born in 1483 in Urbino. His father, … Read more
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Self-Portrait, 1623. Pietro encouraged his son to try his hand at art, and Gian Lorenzo began working as an apprentice in his father’s workshop from an early age. He showed exceptional talent at a young age and by the age of fifteen, he was successfully restoring ancient sculptures. At the age of … Read more
Croatian painter Celestin Mato Medović belongs to the forefront of our great artists of the 19th century. He is highly esteemed as a portraitist, excelling in historical and mythological depictions, but he is also considered a pioneer of landscape painting. Medović is part of a glorious generation of our artists who honed their skills at … Read more
Who hasn’t heard of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza? Spotting a young man reading a book while slapping his forehead and laughing, Spanish King Philip III said in the 17th century, “This guy is either crazy or reading Don Quixote.” A courtier went to ask the young man about the book and hurriedly informed the … Read more
Ivan Lukačić, one of the most significant composers of the music of the Dalmatian Baroque, was born in Šibenik, between 1585 and 1587. Very little is known about his life. It is known that he joined the Franciscan Conventuals in Šibenik when he was only twelve years old. The monastery library, one of the richest … Read more
In Tivoli, a town near Rome, there is one of the most beautiful residential buildings built during the long existence of the Roman Empire. On an area of about a hundred hectares, more than thirty individual buildings of this unique urban complex were built, which, although devastated by centuries of looting and devastation, still show … Read more
Thermal processes occurring deep inside the Earth manifest on the surface through volcanoes. Volcanoes, due to their terrifying destructive power, have found their place in the myths of many ancient peoples, so the very name “volcano” is associated with the name of the Roman god of fire. Volcanic eruptions bring valuable minerals to the surface, … Read more
The term “arena” for the amphitheater only emerged in the Middle Ages. Older writers also mention this word as “La Rena” because the Italian words “arena” and “rena” have the same basic meaning – sand. Namely, the central area of the amphitheater was a round or elliptical fighting pit covered with sand, and the entire … Read more
The bronze statue of Ares Dionysus, a museum near Paris Western civilization is most familiar with it thanks to the Cretan labyrinth from the ancient myth of Theseus, the Minotaur, and Ariadne. However, this symbol in the form of buildings, stone mazes, drawings, and reliefs can also be found in Egypt, India, Mexico, Ireland, Scandinavia, … Read more
Bruno is a very complex personality, a representative of the transitional crisis period at the end of the 16th century, precisely the era that endowed Europe and the world with universal geniuses, great workers of the spirit and action, original thoughts and artistic achievements. Today, he is best known for his defiant attitude before the … Read more
