Italian Art for Travelers
Your passport to culture, history, and art

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

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...

Gerriann Brower

Aug 16, 20178 min read

First Thoughts to Cartoons: Italian Renaissance Drawing

The Italian language is expressive and the terms used to describe art are evocative and just fun to say out loud. Terms like chiaroscuro...

Gerriann Brower

Dec 7, 20163 min read

What is the Italian Renaissance?

The Renaissance is a historical period with rough dates of about 1350-1600. It is not just an artistic style. As the name implies, it was...