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Antonio Canova’s Paolina Borghese: marble, vulgar glamour, and aristocratic embarrassment set to the beat of banlieue hip-hop. Un poil de chatte tire plus qu'une charrette de bœufs.

Discover Nara’s Tōdaiji Temple in Japan: the Great Buddha, its colossal guardians, and the spiritual essence of ancient Japan in a masterpiece of sacred art and architecture.

The Topkapi Palace in Istanbul: the splendor, wealth, and opulence of the Ottoman court, besieged by a monstrous serpent of tourists.

The brand-new GEM Museum in Cairo; architectural splendor and a still incomplete collection.

Scopri la storia e i capolavori del Museo Egizio di Piazza Tahrir al Cairo: dal tesoro di Tutankhamon alla sua eredità, tra gloria e decadenza.

Discover Federico da Montefeltro’s Studiolo in Urbino: a Renaissance masterpiece of wooden intarsia, restored and returned to its original splendor.

Luca Signorelli’s frescoes in Orvieto Cathedral: a Technicolor blockbuster of chiseled abs and eternal damnation

Discover Giotto’s revolutionary fresco cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel of Padua — a masterpiece of early 14th-century art that marks the dawn of the Italian Renaissance. Plan your visit and explore its history, symbolism, and breathtaking colors.

A review of the book "Sculpture: processes and principles" by Rudolf Wittkower"

The Ark of Saint Dominic in Bologna: the extraordinary masterpiece created over two centuries by the most extraordinary dream team of Italian sculpture.

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ by Niccolò dell'Arca: four penitent Magdalenes, a lifeless Messiah, a photobomber, and a mourner. Come and discover the marvel wrought by Niccolò dell'Arca.

A PDF list, complete with a map, of all the major artworks in Florence.

The Prada Museum in Madrid… a fashion museum? A dyslexic tribute to *Pravda*?

Discover the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid: a journey through European art from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, featuring masterpieces by Ghirlandaio, Carpaccio, and Caravaggio.

Review of the exhibition “Corpi Moderni” at the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice — a show rich in graphic and bibliographic treasures, from Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man to Michelangelo’s Libyan Sibyl, including rare incunabula and sixteenth-century printed books.

The fresco: a quintessentially Italian artistic marvel, embodying the highest expression of technical virtuosity.

On Michelangelo’s So-Called “White Supremacy” and the Intellectual Abyss of Woke Hallucination

The Evening Shadow: an Etruscan masterpiece between abstraction and realism, a symbol of spirituality and timeless modernity.

Visit the MoMA in New York with me, exploring contemporary provocations and masterpieces of 20th-century art.

*The Rape of Proserpina* by Gian Lorenzo Bernini at the Galleria Borghese in Rome; an unsurpassable marvel of Baroque sculpture.