Tag: Florence

  • The Renaissance Cities: Art in Florence, Rome and Venice by Norbert Wolf – book review

    Well-researched, accessible and bringing new insights to the works of the period, this is not a book to be rushed. Delvings into the complexities of this intriguing era and how it shaped art, Wolf instils the desire to know more

  • Andrea Ponsi: ‘I draw, therefore I am’

    The architect, designer, writer and painter on how he went from building his own shelter in a South American palm grove to building furniture from copper piping, why the role of an artist or architect is to create harmony, and…

  • Sleepless in Siena

    Renaissance Siena: Art for a City National Gallery, London 24 October 2007 – 13 January 2008 The current winter show at the National Gallery, London, perhaps springs from mixed motives. Firstly, and laudably, it comes as the swansong of the…

  • Sculptural Architecture in Austria

    National Art Museum of China, Beijing 5-23 August 2006 Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou 14 October-16 November 2006