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Saturday, November 1, 2025

In the Footsteps of Piero della Francesca: Meetup and the Maddalena

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Piero della Francesca's import to pre-Renaissance art and how I became involved in a trip to walk in his footsteps have previously bee...
Friday, October 24, 2025

Piero della Francesca: Life highlights

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I was ready to follow in the Footsteps of Piero della Francesca. I had "happened" on this small, English company (Learn Italy) spe...
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

In the Steps of Piero della Francesca: The prequel

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I was on a 2011  Bordeaux Index  tour of Bolgheri and Montalcino when a Twitter friend (yes, I too used to be on that platform) Laura Rose-G...
Friday, October 10, 2025

Caravaggio: Riding the wave

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I visited the Caravaggio 2025 exhibition earlier this year in Rome and had a number of issues with it. One of my peeves was the organizatio...
Saturday, October 4, 2025

Caravaggio: Scaling the Heights

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The Caravaggio 2025 exhibition placed the paintings on show into categories with which I remain less-than-thrilled. For example, the paintin...
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Judith beheading Holofernes: Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi

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Both Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi (twice) executed paintings of the biblical story of Judith beheading the Assyrian general Holofern...
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Caravaggio: "Invigorating the dark shades"

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My most recent post showcased paintings that the Caravaggio 2025 exhibition grouped under the heading "Making a name for himself....