Saturday, 23 November 2019

The Pietà Rondanini by Michelangelo



Pietà Rondanini - Sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti

The Pietà Rondanini is the last incomplete work by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). It can be seen at the Museo Pietà Rondanini-Michelangelo inside the Milan Castle (Castello Sforzesco)






Museo Pietà Rondanini-Michelangelo - Castello Sforzesco



Museo Pietà Rondanini-Michelangelo
Sforzesco Castle
Piazza Castello,
20121 Milano MI, Italy

Thursday, 21 November 2019

A pause in Milan Castle Gardens - Watercolour Sketch


A pause in Milan Castle Gardens - Watercolour Sketch by Benoit Philippe

For this watercolour, I decided not to sketch in pencil but to paint directly. So I had to use negative spaces to get the light areas delineated.

Monday, 18 November 2019

Milan Cathedral - Duomo di Milano

Milan Cathedral - Duomo di Milano 


San Bartolomeo Flayed. Statue by Marco d'Agrate. Duomo, Milano (1562) 




The Altarpiece of the Assumption by Lucio Fontana

The Altarpiece of the Assumption by Lucio Fontana 


La cappella di san Giovanni il Buono (the Altar of St John the Good) 



Address of the cathedral

Duomo di Milano
Piazza del Duomo,
20122 Milano MI, Italy

Thursday, 14 November 2019

Sketches from Lake Como (Italy)

In the train from Milan to Lake Como - Ink pen and watercolour by Benoit Philippe

Bellagio - Watercolour by Benoit Philippe

Hills around Lake Como - Watercolour by Benoit Philippe

I did this last one from the boat, while crossing the lake.

Wednesday, 6 November 2019

Sculptures on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris


There are a few interesting sculptures currently exhibited on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris (France).




The Golden Mean - Bronze by Carole Feuerman 





Bonbons Listen to your heart – Painted plexiglass sculpture by Laurence Jenkell


Bonbons rouge – Painted plexiglass sculpture by Laurence Jenkell




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