• Italy
  • Venice – the civic museums (Mocenigo Palace & Carlo Goldoni’s house)

    Following the previous posts about the Doge’s Palace, Museo Correr, Ca’ Rezzonico and Ca’ Pesaro, this post will be about another two museums of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE), that is to say, Mocenigo Palace & Carlo Goldoni’s house. If you have read my previous posts about Venice, please click here to jump […]

    Venice – the civic museums (Mocenigo Palace & Carlo Goldoni’s house) was last modified: August 7th, 2019 by Dong
  • Italy
  • Leonardo da Vinci. Drawing the Future

    1. Why visit the exhibition? To celebrate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death on 2nd May 1519, the Royal Museums of Turin is hosting an exhibition called “Leonardo da Vinci. Drawing the Future” (Leonardo da Vinci. Disegnare il future). As a huge fan of Leonardo, I went to Turin immediately. Here are some reasons why […]

    Leonardo da Vinci. Drawing the Future was last modified: June 27th, 2019 by Dong
  • Italy
  • Venice – Gallerie dell’Accademia

    Following my previous posts about the churches belonging to the Chorus Association and the museums belonging to the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, this post is about, in my opinion, one of the most important art galleries in the world. If you are a fan of the Venetian school, which is represented by Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, […]

    Venice – Gallerie dell’Accademia was last modified: May 5th, 2019 by Dong
  • Germany
  • Temporary Exhibition in Munich Alte Pinakothek – “Florence and Its Painters”

    Sometimes people ask me why I like paintings in particular those of the Old Masters. There are a few reasons. I like the stories they tell; I like the stories behind their creators; and most importantly, I like how the artists tried to establish a connection between their works and the viewers, which won’t change […]

    Temporary Exhibition in Munich Alte Pinakothek – “Florence and Its Painters” was last modified: January 28th, 2019 by Dong
  • Italy
  • Milan – Museums (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Pinacoteca di Brera, Castello Sforzesco)

    Hello everyone! In this post I’m gonna introduce to you 5 museums in Milan and I believe each of them has some masterpieces that you’ve heard of and you wanna see. For example, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Atlantic Code”, “Portrait of a Musician”, Raffaella Sanzio’s original “Preparatory Cartoon of the Athens School” and Michelangelo Merisi’s “The Basket of Fruit” […]

    Milan – Museums (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Pinacoteca di Brera, Castello Sforzesco) was last modified: January 17th, 2017 by Dong