Gerriann Brower
From Caesar to Mona Lisa
How would you like to be remembered? That selfie you took on vacation, a wedding photo, or image from a family gathering? We consciously...
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Italian Art for Travelers
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Gerriann Brower
Aug 18, 202017 min read
Painting Italian Style
If you visit Italy you can’t miss the frescoes. Fresco paintings decorate castles, Roman villas, public buildings, and of course,...
Gerriann Brower
Jun 26, 202014 min read
The Old Man and the Dome
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti (1475-1564) is a mythic figure, the creator of the Sistine Chapel frescoes and sculptures such as the Da
Gerriann Brower
Apr 16, 20205 min read
Honoring Raphael
April 6, 2020 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Raphael (1483-1520), Renaissance artist extraordinaire. Italy planned grand...
Gerriann Brower
Mar 26, 202010 min read
Artemisia: Rule Breaker
The hidden history of women artists continues with Artemisia Gentileschi, the most studied and famous of the sixteenth and seventeenth...
Gerriann Brower
Aug 6, 20198 min read
2000 Years of Roman History, Part Five: Straw Angels
St. Peter’s is a showcase of seventeenth century Italian art and the two personalities who put a defining plan in place to finish it. What P
Gerriann Brower
Jul 25, 201915 min read
2000 Years of Roman History, Part Four: Two Popes
Approximately six million people visit the Sistine Ceiling and Vatican Museums each year. Who made these treasures possible? Two popes from
Gerriann Brower
Jul 17, 20198 min read
2000 Years of Roman History, Part Three: Saint Mary Across the Tiber
Trastevere embodies an old world atmosphere with narrow cobblestone streets and a dynamic neighborhood. Literally meaning across the...
Gerriann Brower
Jul 9, 20197 min read
2000 Years of Roman History, Part Two: Garden Party
Roman political views vacillate equally between complaining and throwing their hands up as a lost cause. Manefestazioni and scioperi...
Gerriann Brower
Jul 2, 20196 min read
2000 Years of Roman History, Part One: The First Romans
The Etruscans were the homegrown Italians, the native peoples inhabiting Etruria, just north of Rome to Northern Tuscany. Etruscan culture i
Gerriann Brower
Apr 3, 201912 min read
Caravaggio: His Art, Death, and Teeth
Caravaggio’s life was as dramatic as his art. He was equally known in Rome as an artistic innovator and trouble maker. Until recently, his d
Gerriann Brower
Jan 22, 201910 min read
Bad Boys and Iconoclasts: Seventeenth Century Roman Art
Seventeenth century Roman art is one of surprises, contrasts, and drama. No one style predominated. Paintings could be evenly lit or have...
Gerriann Brower
Oct 25, 20189 min read
Art Misappropriated: Fascism Then and Now
Fascists cherry picked iconic images as the perfect foil for disseminating concepts of cultural purity and superiority. The role of Fascism
Gerriann Brower
Jun 2, 20189 min read
To All the Artists I've Loved Before
How Vincent van Gogh and a Roman Missal led me to study art history. From the graceful ornate elegance of the 1400s, to the classic figural
Gerriann Brower
Mar 19, 20187 min read
Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer Part II
As I left the exhibit at the Met, a little overwhelmed, and took a taxi back to the hotel, my thoughts turned to three questions...
Gerriann Brower
Mar 6, 20186 min read
Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer Part I
Michelangelo was active as an artist for some seventy years and the exhibit brought together works from his earliest teenage years to drawin
Gerriann Brower
Nov 11, 20176 min read
Art Battles: Michelangelo vs. Leonardo, Raphael and Titian
Four Renaissance masters. Individually they were artistic geniuses. Collectively their bodies of work are considered the epitome of the...
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