Ambiguity of time and space in Wang Zhibo’s paintingby Ricko LeungWith her ‘anthropologist’ approach of collecting quotidian fragments of life Wang Zhibo believes in the pleasure and ineffability of art.
Sandro Botticelli: portraiture as a lost paradiseby Antonio CarnevaleBotticelli's portraits bring us to the golden age of his life, preluding his dramatic fall into debts and oblivion.
Who says crises foster creativity?by Maria do Carmo M. P. de PontesFor those who still believe that suffering yields good art, we show that plagues, wars, and oppression have never been the engines of creativity.
Sylvain Bellenger on the online future of museumsby Stefano PirovanoAn Interview: Sylvain Bellenger, director of Capodimonte, takes stock of the current situation and predicts the digital future of museums.
What do you know about Renaissance shadow?by Antonio CarnevaleThe evolution of painting could also be captured by chasing shadows. An itinerary among five less known masters to be discovered in museums' online collections.
Best museum displays: it’s time to go back to our rootsby Stefano PirovanoA virtual journey through museum displays that have marked European art history. Enforced closure may soon offer an opportunity to spark a debate.
Simone Peterzano: master of Caravaggio and censorship’s survivorby Antonio CarnevaleSimone Peterzano was a pupil of Tiziano, and the master of Caravaggio. But he had to compromise with the Church. Discover all his public works.
Giovanni Morelli, the dark connoisseurby Antonio CarnevaleArt critic and politician Giovanni Morelli played a key role in the history of art. Here is an honest portrait of him shading some light on his dark side.
Isabella d’Este, an exclusive interviewby Stefano PirovanoAs all great art collectors in the Renaissance, also Isabella d'Este was mainly buying contemporary art, but with a deep interest in the old Greek and Roman masters.
Grand contemporary pictorial cycles: an open surveyby Stefano PirovanoWho is painting today's Scrovegni Chapel? Here is some artists who have painted pictorial cycles comparable to those that have made the history of art.
Five of the best European artist books publishersby Piero BiselloHere is our selection of five among the best publishers of artist books active today in Europe, spanning different countries, book types, and contents.