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Beyond the Canvas
May 10, 20242 min read
The National Gallery turns 200
Fourteen years before moving to the iconic Trafalgar Square location, the National Gallery opened its doors to the public on 10th May...
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Beyond the Canvas
Aug 6, 20232 min read
Titian's Sacra Conversazione at Fondazione Magnani-Rocca
They call it the Villa of the Masterpieces for good reason. The Fondazione Magnani-Rocca 's collection boasts a Titian of such sublime...
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Beyond the Canvas
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Overlooked and underrated: Bologna's Renaissance.
Eclipsed by Ferrara's and crushed between Venice's and Florence's, Bologna's Renaissance art fails to garner the attention and...
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Beyond the Canvas
Sep 7, 20222 min read
Albrecht Dürer and history's first selfie
“I, Albrecht Dürer of Nuremberg portrayed myself in appropriate colours aged twenty-eight years”. In painting himself like Christ the...
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Beyond the Canvas
Jul 16, 20221 min read
Donatello at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
If there is an equivalent of Zoom fatigue for art shows, I 100% suffer from it. The ridiculous speed at which I move from one room to the...
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Beyond the Canvas
Dec 22, 20212 min read
Drunk on art.
Whether it’s the first one or the latest of many, a visit to Florence’s Uffizi is bound to leave you breathless. Such are the quality and...
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