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Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Sculptor?

We never discuss Leonardo da Vinci’s name when it comes to Renaissance sculpture. And why would we? He left no famous sculptures! So it...

Visiting Andrea del Sarto's Frescos at Chiostro dello Scalzo, Florence

This fresco cycle by Andrea del Sarto was completed over the course of about a decade (thanks to many long pauses) for a church in...

A Museum Man Minute #2: Luca Signorelli's Frescoes @ Orvieto Cathedral

Halfway between Florence and Rome in Italy lays the small town of Orvieto, and The Orvieto Cathedral; most famous today for it’s chapels...

AMuseumMan Minute #1: THE ONE WITH TEETH The Met, NYC

This is the first of several 1 minute (ish) informational videos... "A Museum Man Minute." This one is about the ONLY marble bust at The...

A Tale of Two Tassels - Raphael and Holbein in The National Gallery, London

At the National Gallery in London, you’ll find both Hans Holbein the Younger’s double portrait, “The Ambassadors” as well as “Portrait of...

The One With Teeth - Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Years ago, I had the opportunity to spend an outrageous amount of time at the The Met. I actually worked there for a few years. I'd study...

Visiting The Museum of Art Fakes (Faelschermuseum), Vienna

This small (single gallery) museum boasts only about 25 – 40 works, but is well worth the visit for anyone with an affinity for Old...

Thoughts on Michelangelo's Maturation in Paint

We tend to think of Michelangelo as a genius whose talent was in full bloom at birth. That he “sprang whole from the mind of Zeus” so to...

Visiting The Prado Museum, Madrid

The Prado Museum in Madrid houses the former Spanish Royal Collection, and therefore has the best collection of classical Spanish art...

Visiting the Tate Britain, London

The Tate Britain is the home of the UK's painting collection from 1500 - present. In 2000 they moved their (huge) collection of modern...

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Old Master Memes

Inspiring quotes by Old Master artists

Leonardo da Vinci Quote

"The smallest feline is a masterpiece." – Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo Quote 3

"Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish."

Albrecht Durer Quote

"If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise." – Albrecht Durer

Leonardo Da Vinci Quote 10

"The natural desire of good men is knowledge."

Michelangelo Quote

"Small details make perfection, but perfection is no small detail." – Michelangelo