Mese: febbraio 2014

“STATIONS OF THE CROSS”: ARTISTS REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PASSION OF CHRIST ON BILLBOARD SPACE THROUGHOUT THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

*** In this photo-gallery: 1 ANTONY MICALLEF, ‘Kill Your Idol’, 2014, Oil on Linen 2 NANCY FOUTS, ‘Ecce Homo’, 2014, Oil on canvas, twine 3 JOHAN ANDERSSON, ‘STATION 1’, 2014, Oil on Canvas 4 PAUL FRYER, ‘Black Pieta’ 2009, Wax, glass eyes, human hair, oil paint, wood, steel, epoxy resin, fibreglass, thorns, silk fabric, dye 5… Read More “STATIONS OF THE CROSS”: ARTISTS REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PASSION OF CHRIST ON BILLBOARD SPACE THROUGHOUT THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

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“GETTING RE-ACQUAINTED WITH MICHELANGELO”: FLORENCE CELEBRATES THE 450th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF BUONARROTI / PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAINTINGS FROM XIX CENTURY TO PRESENT

    “Getting re-acquainted with Michelangelo: Sculpture by Buonarroti in photographs and paintings from the XIX century to the present” is the theme of an exhibition which opened in Florence on February 18 celebrating the 450th anniversary of the death of the “Genius of the Renaissance” (March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564). As part of… Read More “GETTING RE-ACQUAINTED WITH MICHELANGELO”: FLORENCE CELEBRATES THE 450th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF BUONARROTI / PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAINTINGS FROM XIX CENTURY TO PRESENT

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THE MAKING OF “FRANCESCO”, MY BEST-SELLING BOOK ON POPE FRANCIS…/ A BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEOCLIP

* By Velar Press Office “A great team for a great work”: this video shows some images about the making of “Francesco” (“Francis”) the first illustrated and historical biography – written by journalist and author Roberto Alborghetti for Velar-Elledici Publishing – about the new Pope.  This work is the result of the wonderful participation of many… Read More THE MAKING OF “FRANCESCO”, MY BEST-SELLING BOOK ON POPE FRANCIS…/ A BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEOCLIP

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LACER/ACTIONS ON ALUMINIUM: A SPECIAL PAGE ABOUT 11 INSTALLATIONS FOR FAI PRIVATE COLLECTION

*** “LACER/ACTIONS ON ALUMINIUM”: CLICK AND GO TO THE SPECIAL PAGE *** Eleven works from my “Lacer/actions” project went on…aluminium. After being re-produced on canvases, lithographic prints and textiles (silk and cotton), my images about decomposed publicity posters, cracks and “road signs” have found a new way to be showned and represented. Maybe due to… Read More LACER/ACTIONS ON ALUMINIUM: A SPECIAL PAGE ABOUT 11 INSTALLATIONS FOR FAI PRIVATE COLLECTION

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MICHELANGELO’S BASILICA, “THE MOST RENOWNED WORK OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE” / SCENES FROM ST.PETER IN ROME

© Roberto Alborghetti * Where St. Peter’s now stands was once a chariot racing stadium, built in the time of the Emperor Caligula, Claudius  and Nero (40-65). Among those first Christians to be rounded up by Nero’s soldiers was the leader of the Christian community in Rome, St. Peter the Apostle. He had probably come to Rome… Read More MICHELANGELO’S BASILICA, “THE MOST RENOWNED WORK OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE” / SCENES FROM ST.PETER IN ROME

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THE REMARKABLE “HEMISPHERES” OF TERZA LOGGIA: HOW RENAISSANCE PAINTED THE MODERN WORLD / INSIDE THE VATICAN PALACES # 4

Terza Loggia (Third Loggia) is another stunning place in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, Rome. On its walls we admire maps of the modern world painted between 1560 and 1585. They include the wonderful Emispheres, the frescoes designed by Ignazio Danti (1582 ca). I recently had the opportunity to visit Terza Loggia (I was… Read More THE REMARKABLE “HEMISPHERES” OF TERZA LOGGIA: HOW RENAISSANCE PAINTED THE MODERN WORLD / INSIDE THE VATICAN PALACES # 4

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