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Imagines Archive

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:41 +0000

Imagines is the official publication of the Uffizi Gallery, the first issue of which came out in 2017. The website allows you to download the issues in PDF format; they are available in Italian and English. The resource is particularly suitable for university professors and students who want to learn more about the Uffizi Gallery’s collections.

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Kunsthalle Hamburg. Collection.

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:35 +0000

The Kunsthalle Hamburg’s online collection offers more than 300 masterpieces as well as thousands of drawings and prints, including Raphael, Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci. The Gallery also allows the viewing of the book of drawings Liber Veritatis by Claude Lorrain. The search can be carried out simply by using the search engine or by collections.

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Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Thyssen digital publications.

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:29 +0000

The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum’s digital publications to read online are divided by theme and temporary exhibitions. They are aimed at schoolchildren and those interested in the museum’s collections.

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J. Paul Getty Museum. Paintings.

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:59 +0000

The Getty Museum’s paintings section has as one of its main focuses the Italian Renaissance and 17th-century Dutch and Flemish painting. However, it also includes significant examples of 18th and 19th century painting and of the Spanish and German schools. Works by Dieric Bouts, Pontormo, Orazio Gentileschi, Rubens, Turner and Cézanne stand out. It is possible to search for works by keywords and to consult the most recent acquisitions in the collection, as well as entries (videos, publications, school activities) related to the collection.

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Uffizi Gallery. Catalogue.

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:52 +0000

The Uffizi Gallery is located in the Florentine palace of the same name. Its construction was begun in 1560 by the painter and architect Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) under the directives of Cosimo I de’ Medici (1519-1574). The valuable collection of artistic pieces owned by this family gave rise to the museum, which was opened to the public in 1765. The online catalogue gives access to more than 4000 items; these can be sorted by author, object, subject or catalogue number. The rooms dedicated to the Sienese Trecento, with works by Duccio and Simone Martini, the International Gothic (Gentile da Fabriano, Jacopo Bellini) and those dedicated to the Renaissance, with the absolute prominence of Sandro Botticelli. Other important artists in the collection include Masaccio, Donatello, Piero della Francesca, Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Guido Reni and Caravaggio.

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Pitti Palace. Catalogue.

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:52 +0000

The Pitti Palace owes its name to the Florentine banker Luca Pitti and its construction dates back to the 15th century. It later became the official residence of Cosimo I de Medici and Leonor of Toledo, who enriched the building with their collections. The online catalogue yields more than 15,000 results, as it is currently the largest museum complex in Florence. The works it houses are divided into various rooms, the most important of which is the Palatine Gallery with pieces by Botticelli, Raphael, Andrea del Sarto, Titian, Correggio, Pietro da Cortona and Artemisia Gentileschi. The Royal Apartments, the Gallery of Modern Art, the Costume Museum and the Treasury of the Grand Dukes are also part of this large section.

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Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Collection.

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:46 +0000

Located in the Palacio de Villahermosa (Madrid), the museum was inaugurated in 1992 thanks to the private collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family. Its rooms house works by Duccio, Jan van Eyck, Ghirlandaio, Dürer, Holbein, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Manet, Monet, Degas and Van Gogh, to name but a few. The collection can be explored online using the advanced search engine or through four sections: artists, masterpieces, permanent collection and Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection.

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Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Virtual tour.

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:46 +0000

The virtual tour of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is divided into the permanent collection (rooms 1-48) and the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection.

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Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Windows.

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:46 +0000

Ventanas is the online publication with research on selected works from the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection. Its first issue dates from 2010. All volumes can be downloaded as a PDF file.

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