Simone Martini created the marvellous “Maestà” fresco in the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena. It is crowded with people honouring and paying homage to the “Madonna...
As a finishing touch to a fresco, we talk about “tempera a secco” or the use of lime, in other words, a fresh medium; even...
Reflections are always important. Reflect, learn, and understand what is behind things: these are all actions on which to lay the foundations for living a...
[caption id="attachment_394" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Un artista della Mariani Affreschi durante l'esecuzione di un paesaggio ad affresco"][/caption] Dopo aver eseguito lo spolvero, stando attenti a non sporcare...
[caption id="attachment_342" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Realization of a fresco at Mariani Affreschi"][/caption] The mortars are made by a binder and an agglomerate mix with water. In the case...
The choice of the subject could be addressed from the costumer or the painter directly decides. The composition and the colours could be decided depending...
The dictionary says: “The quality of being the only one of a kind, without an equal, in an absolute sense or relating to some aspects...
A must-see exhibition for art lovers is under way at the Palazzo dei Diamanti (Ferrara) entitled “Boldini nella Parigi degli Impressionisti (Boldini in Impressionist Paris)....
The lime was made by cooking at 900° C, in special funnel-ovens, some stones (generally river shingles) essentially formed by calcium carbonate (CaCO3). At this temperature...
From frescos recovered in Pompei it could be verified that Romans used to draw on the “arriccio” (sinopia) and then cover it with the “intonachino”...