Frida Kahlo: Magical realism and presence as alternatives to escapism

In April, The New York Times reported that the Metropolitan Opera’s partnership with Saudi Arabia had fallen through due to the conflict in Iran and disruptions to oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. The agreement was expected to bring the...

Art and music. A marvelous interweaving to be discovered: Genovesino (painter and musician), Merula, and Monteverdi

It is well worth, while awaiting the Monteverdi Festival, delving into the imaginative Cremonese interplay between art and music at the heart of Cremona, spanning from the mid-sixteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. In this golden century, distinguished...

All the music and instruments in the exhibition “Homage to Rembrandt. Dutch Masters in Cremona” at the Civic Museum

How much music there is in the exhibition Homage to Rembrandt. Dutch Masters in Cremona, currently on view at the Civic Museum of Cremona. It is an incredibly interesting aspect, once again bringing together music, instruments, and art. As the theme of the...

The Art and the Music: Bernardino Gatti, Assumption of the Vergin into Heaven

Bernardino Gatti – Canvas (1572/1573). Main Altar Piece. Assumption of the Virgin into Heaven Lute, classical cittern-lyre (theatrical), viola da braccio, cornett with mouthpiece It is an angelic concerto that welcomes the Virgin Mary into Paradise. A...

Art Inspires Art: Violin Making Stimulates the Art of Painter Maddalena Franguelli

Musical instruments—particularly string instruments—have always inspired painters who chose to depict them.This is part of a broader phenomenon: the kinship between different art forms. Aesthetic sensitivity is a flow of deeply personal emotions...