ARTeFACT : Fascinating Art Works
Welcome to ARTeFACT this week we will be looking at the most fascinating art works of all time.
1 | MONA LISA
WHERE TO SEE IT: THE LOUVRE MUSEUM, PARIS
It's the masterpiece of all masterpieces, the most famous, most discussed and most enigmatic of all paintings. It's the portrait of a woman, said to be named Lisa Gherardini, painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1506. It's been on permanent display in Paris since 1797, except for a period of two years when it was stolen in 1911 before returning to the Louvre Museum in 1913. The depicted smile has continuously captured the world's imagination ever since.
2 | THE LAST SUPPER
The Last Supper, Leonardo Da Vinci
WHERE TO SEE IT: SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE CONVENT, MILAN
Da Vinci's other masterpiece depicts one of the Bible's most famous scenes. Unlike most other great works of art, it is not in a museum, but covering a wall of a convent in Milan with limited access to visitors. Painted between 1494 and 1498, it's been speculated that one of the twelve apostles seen at the table with Jesus Christ is actually a woman, Mary Magdalene. That played a central role in the best-selling fiction novel "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown.
3 | SISTINE CHAPEL'S CREATION OF ADAM
Sistine Chapel
WHERE TO SEE IT: APOSTOLIC PALACE, VATICAN CITY
The world's most famous fresco covers the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Museum. Michelangelo took four years to paint the scene from the Old Testament of God creating Adam, and the iconic image of their hands touching has been reproduced countless times.
4 | DAVID
David, Michelangelo
WHERE TO SEE IT: ACCADEMIA GALLERY, FLORENCE
This is perhaps the greatest masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture. Michelangelo created it between 1501 and 1504 out of marble, representing the nude body of Biblical hero David. Measuring 5.17 meters (17 ft), it stood in Florence's main square but is now in the city's Accademia Gallery to protect it from damage. A replica has replaced it at the original location.
5 | PIETÀ
WHERE TO SEE IT: ST. PETER'S BASILICA, ROME
Michelangelo was just 25 years-old when he presented this life-sized sculpture of the Virgin Mary holdings Jesus Christ at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, in 1500. He had observed dead bodies as a teenager, and that may explain the realism in this dead Christ that other sculptors never achieved. Also remarkable is the fact that it was all sculpted from one single block of marble.
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1 | MONA LISA
WHERE TO SEE IT: THE LOUVRE MUSEUM, PARIS
It's the masterpiece of all masterpieces, the most famous, most discussed and most enigmatic of all paintings. It's the portrait of a woman, said to be named Lisa Gherardini, painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1506. It's been on permanent display in Paris since 1797, except for a period of two years when it was stolen in 1911 before returning to the Louvre Museum in 1913. The depicted smile has continuously captured the world's imagination ever since.
2 | THE LAST SUPPER
The Last Supper, Leonardo Da Vinci
WHERE TO SEE IT: SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE CONVENT, MILAN
Da Vinci's other masterpiece depicts one of the Bible's most famous scenes. Unlike most other great works of art, it is not in a museum, but covering a wall of a convent in Milan with limited access to visitors. Painted between 1494 and 1498, it's been speculated that one of the twelve apostles seen at the table with Jesus Christ is actually a woman, Mary Magdalene. That played a central role in the best-selling fiction novel "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown.
3 | SISTINE CHAPEL'S CREATION OF ADAM
Sistine Chapel
WHERE TO SEE IT: APOSTOLIC PALACE, VATICAN CITY
The world's most famous fresco covers the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Museum. Michelangelo took four years to paint the scene from the Old Testament of God creating Adam, and the iconic image of their hands touching has been reproduced countless times.
4 | DAVID
David, Michelangelo
WHERE TO SEE IT: ACCADEMIA GALLERY, FLORENCE
This is perhaps the greatest masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture. Michelangelo created it between 1501 and 1504 out of marble, representing the nude body of Biblical hero David. Measuring 5.17 meters (17 ft), it stood in Florence's main square but is now in the city's Accademia Gallery to protect it from damage. A replica has replaced it at the original location.
5 | PIETÀ
WHERE TO SEE IT: ST. PETER'S BASILICA, ROME
Michelangelo was just 25 years-old when he presented this life-sized sculpture of the Virgin Mary holdings Jesus Christ at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, in 1500. He had observed dead bodies as a teenager, and that may explain the realism in this dead Christ that other sculptors never achieved. Also remarkable is the fact that it was all sculpted from one single block of marble.
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IG : TEEVAH_IMAGERY
FACEBOOK: FAVOUR ONOJAH
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