Carolingian Art: Revival and Sacred Architecture!
Carolingian art is named in this way in honor of Charles Martel father of Pepin the short,first king of France who in turn will be… Read More »Carolingian Art: Revival and Sacred Architecture!
Art History
Byzantine Art: Mysticism and Spirituality!
Byzantine art develeped over about a thousand years,between V and XV century at first during Roman Empire and later in byzantine one which actually it… Read More »Byzantine Art: Mysticism and Spirituality!
Late antique: an art of transition!
What is Late Antique? Well it is really not easy to affirm uniquely what is late antique art,both because it is difficult to establish the… Read More »Late antique: an art of transition!
Paleochristian Art: between basilicas and mosaics
Paleochristian art would never be born if it wasn’t for the famous edict of Emperor Constantine in 313. Yes because it is only thanks to… Read More »Paleochristian Art: between basilicas and mosaics
Entruscan Art: religion and afterlife!
Etruscan art exudes a particular archaic and mysterious charm maybe because it was made by an ancient population of central Italy whose origin we are… Read More »Entruscan Art: religion and afterlife!
Roman Art: an Universal Art!
At first sight roman art can seems nothing more than a copy and continuation of classic greek art but it is not like that. Sure… Read More »Roman Art: an Universal Art!
Greek Art: Perfection of Form!
Art history always develops along with social, political and economic of a people. It is not an exception art of ancient Greece that with its frantic… Read More »Greek Art: Perfection of Form!
Seven Wonders of Ancient World/Lighthouse of Alexandria
It took 20 long years to complete the second wonder higher after pyramid of Cheopes,namely Lighthouse of Alexandria. It was a structure truly impressive tall… Read More »Seven Wonders of Ancient World/Lighthouse of Alexandria
Seven Wonders of Ancient World/Colossus of Rhodes
Have you ever wish to celabrated in style some important events of your life? Perhaps some prize won or a bachelor’s degree,a goal achieved that… Read More »Seven Wonders of Ancient World/Colossus of Rhodes
Seven Wonders of Ancient World/Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
“…the south and the north sides have a length of 63 feet; on the fronts is shorter. Perimeter full is 440 feet(130,41 meters); in height… Read More »Seven Wonders of Ancient World/Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Seven Wonders of Ancient World/Statue of Zeus in Olympia
When sculptor Phidias finished his masterpiece presumably even he was suprised and ecstatic. The greatest greek sculptor of the ancient world completed his work in… Read More »Seven Wonders of Ancient World/Statue of Zeus in Olympia
Seven Wonders of Ancient Words/Temple of Artemis
The story of this wonder of ancient world is rather intricate and turbolent and it was born from far away. First temple was peripteral with… Read More »Seven Wonders of Ancient Words/Temple of Artemis
Seven Wonders of Ancient World/Hanging Gardens of Babylon
When we talk about seven wonders of ancient world we immediately think about magnificent architectural works, colossal statues or awesome temples.That’s not the case of… Read More »Seven Wonders of Ancient World/Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Seven Wonders of Ancient World/Pyramid of Cheopes
I think almost everyone have heard at least once in a lifetime,perhaps accidentally,about Seven Wonders of World but actually what would are they? They are… Read More »Seven Wonders of Ancient World/Pyramid of Cheopes
Egyptian Art: quest for eternity!
Speaking about Egyptian art is not easy at all as well as it is difficult to speak about such magnificent and ancient civilization, so misterious… Read More »Egyptian Art: quest for eternity!
Assyrian Art: war and cruelty!
Assyrian have been a population become sadly famuos for their ferocity and cruelty. Everything that they conquered was looted and destroyed without any mercy murdering… Read More »Assyrian Art: war and cruelty!
Babylonian Art: after the Sumerians
After Sumerian art and civilization another important civilization develops in Mesopotamia between Tigris and Euphrates, that is Babylonian! Babylonian art incorporates the ancient aesthetic canons… Read More »Babylonian Art: after the Sumerians
The first book in history
You know books are very important tools of knowledge in history of mankind but where they came from? Without writing we can’t have books but… Read More »The first book in history
Giants of Monte e Prama: statues of mystery!
They have been discovered by chance in 1974 in a area called Mont’e Prama in Sinis of Cabras in the central western Sardinia. What am… Read More »Giants of Monte e Prama: statues of mystery!
The Sardinian Ziggurat: Monte d’Accoddi!
And yes,between many wonders of art and sardinian archaeologist,there is even a ziggurat…the sardinian ziggurat called Prehistoric Alter of Monte d’Accoddi! The dating more probable… Read More »The Sardinian Ziggurat: Monte d’Accoddi!