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Alessandro Bonvicino Credit: By it:Carlo Ridolfi - L'immagine è estratta da Carlo Ridolfi, Le marauiglie dell'arte, ouero, Le vite de gl'illustri pittori veneti, e dello stato (Venezia, Gio Battista Sgava, 1648), in https://archive.org/stream/lemarauigliedell00rido?ref=ol#page/n315/mode/2up, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95314365

On this day in history: death of artist Alessandro Bonvicino

December 22, 2024December 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on On this day in history: death of artist Alessandro Bonvicino

Alessandro Bonvicino, better known as il Moretto da Brescia, was one of the most distinguished painters of the Italian Renaissance. He died on 22 December 1554 in Brescia, Lombardy.

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Giorgio Vasari

On this day in history: Death of Giorgio Vasari

June 27, 2024June 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on On this day in history: Death of Giorgio Vasari

Giorgio Vasari, an Italian painter, architect, and writer, died on 27th June 1574. He is celebrated not just for his artistic contributions but for his monumental role in documenting the Renaissance.

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Although the flesh and some draperies are painted in egg tempera, the grass foreground and the stone tomb background are painted with oil paints containing proteins. © Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich.

Study confirms Renaissance Masters used egg yolk in oil paints

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Study confirms Renaissance Masters used egg yolk in oil paints

Research published by Nature Communications, and led by Italian scientists, confirms the great Renaissance Masters added egg yolk to their oil paints.

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Tuscany Maps. Photogrpah courtesy of Uffizi Gallery

Uffizi displays Renaissance maps of Tuscany for first time in 20 years

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Uffizi displays Renaissance maps of Tuscany for first time in 20 years

The first large-scale maps of Tuscany are back on display in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. They have been out of the public gaze for over 20 years.

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