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benitle

Art talk: Botticelli @ Städel Frankfurt

Jan 06, 2010 22:17

One of my all time favorite artists is Sandro Botticelli, an Italian Renaissance artist who lived in Florence in the second half of the 15th century and who - in my humble opinion - was one of the greatest artists of all time. Imagine my incredible squee when I learned that the Städel - an art museum in Frankfurt - would be holding a 4 months ( Read more... )

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dramaa_princess January 6 2010, 23:14:14 UTC

awesome! i love his works too. what a shame i can't go there.

benitle January 7 2010, 13:25:09 UTC

How far is Frankfurt away from you? The exhibit is still here until the end of next month. There are a few weekends coming up. ;-)

dramaa_princess January 8 2010, 16:03:02 UTC

i staying in Cologne till the end of then month. but i have to start study for my exams now. so no time to go.

enablelove January 7 2010, 02:06:09 UTC

haha I've missed nerd!you <3

benitle January 7 2010, 13:25:28 UTC

Haha. *smishes*

lalita82 January 7 2010, 02:37:39 UTC

How awesome. Glad you had a good time, I want to go to art exhibit like that someday.

benitle January 7 2010, 13:27:07 UTC

Sometimes, exhibitions like these travel to various museums after they're done at a place. I remember the Murakami one that I saw last year had been at the Brooklyn Museum and some others before. So maybe keep an eye open for it?

burnfor January 7 2010, 02:44:57 UTC

Ooh, I love his work too! Glad you got to go see some of his stuff irl.

benitle January 7 2010, 13:41:07 UTC

I had seen some of his works before in random museums that I went to, but it was awesome to see so much in one place. :D

lea_ndra January 7 2010, 07:06:26 UTC

I love Botticelli. I saw some of his most famous paintings (like Primavera and Birth of Venus) at the Galleria degli Uffizi (had to stand in the rain for hours to get in, too.) If you ever happen to be in Florence, you should defintely check it out. I will never forget it.

benitle January 7 2010, 13:43:39 UTC

They both seem so breath-taking! Before he painted the Venus, he painted several trails on canvases and they showed these. You could actually see how the Venus changed in stance and posture and hair color. It was cool.

I used to live in Rome for a while and one day we did a day trip to Florence but it was just a day. I had to decide whether I wanted to do city + architecture or the Uffizi. I chose the city back then but will definitely have to return one day for the Uffizi.