Details: The Gates of Paradise are a set of gilded doors on the Battistero di San Giovanni in Florence. Information: The Baptistery is located in front of Santa Maria del Fiore and has three sets of bronze doors. The main entrance door, originally located on the east side of the Baptistery, was made by Andrea Read more about The Gates of Paradise[…]
Details: The Basilica di Santa Croce is an example of a Tuscan Gothic church in Florence. Information: Designed by Arnolfo di Cambio, the construction of Santa Croce began in 1294 and finished in 1442. Although the architectural style of the church is Gothic, the marble façade of the building is a 19th century addition in Read more about Santa Croce[…]
Details: The Rape of the Sabines after David is a painting produced by Robert Ballagh in 1970. Information: The composition of this work is taken from the painting made by Jacques-Louis David in 1799 entitled The Intervention of the Sabine Women. Ballagh reinterpreted the original painting in his Pop art styling, using harsh lines and Read more about The Rape of the Sabines after David[…]
Details: The Spire is a needle-like monument located on O’Connell Street in Dublin. Information: The spire was the winning entry from a competition which proposed a monument to be placed on O’Connell Street during its redevelopment in 1999. The monument is also known as the Monument of Light and stands at 120 meters tall. The Read more about The Spire[…]
Details: The Taking of Christ was painted by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1602. Information: The painting depicts the betrayal of Christ with the moment Judas kissed Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane. Caravaggio’s signature use of chiaroscuro heightens the drama of this betrayal scene. The painting was one of the most celebrated works produced Read more about The Taking of Christ[…]
Details: The Couple is a sculpture produced by Louise Bourgeois in 2003. Information: The sculpture shows an abstract interpretation of a couple in an act of embrace. Bourgeois creates a tension between what are hard, masculine materials and soft, feminine shapes. The tension between male and female forms, which morph between figurative and abstract forms, Read more about The Couple[…]
Details: Self Portrait is a painting produced by the German expressionist painter Ludwig Meidner in 1912. Information: The year Meidner painted this self portrait marked a turning point in his style and career. The thick impasto and unusual brush strokes of the self portrait foreshadow what was to be his personal style of painting. He Read more about Meidner[…]
Details: The Art-City-Space is a public sculpture garden located outside the Museum of Modern Art in Berlin, the Berlinische Galerie. Information: The space supports various works of art including the two visible in the adjacent photograph. The sculpture in the photograph is called ‘Trinity’ (Dreiheit) and was created in 1993 by Martin Matschinsky and Brigitte Read more about Art City Space[…]
Details: The Holocaust Memorial, or the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, is located on the Cora-Berliner Straße in Berlin. Information: The memorial was designed by the American architect Peter Eisenman and the British engineering firm BuroHappold. The memorial was first proposed in 1988 but only approved in 1999 and built in 2003-4. It Read more about The Holocaust Memorial[…]
Details: The Stoa of Attalos is located in the Ancient Agora of Athens and was built between 159 and 138 BC. Information: The building was built under Attalos II, the King of Pergamon, and thus takes his name. The Agora was a market place in ancient times and became somewhat of a museum-garden after the Read more about The Stoa of Attalos[…]