He was the superstar of the High Renaissance as an artist. He was above all a sculptor. He painted but had little regard for painting. Accomplished in architecture. Wrote poetry. […]
16th century
Vatican Paintings | a book
I saw this article and immediately, with much excitement, ordered the book. We have seen the most famous pieces. The Vatican collection is massive though. Of the many books on […]
master drawings of da Vinci
Da Vinci’s drawings were extraordinary ‘doodles’, ideas, life studies and studies for paintings. I much prefer his drawings to the paintings. Blaspheme! Foremost, aesthetically. But more importantly, to appreciate […]