Gerriann Brower
The Last Masterpiece: A Book Review
The author presents readers with parallel stories of two young women from different countries, each playing a role in Nazi looted art.
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Gerriann Brower
- Apr 22
- 17 min
Michelangelo and Titian: Endings
Michelangelo and Titian, the two sixteenth century powerhouse competitive artists, decided to create their own memorial as the end of their
Gerriann Brower
- Jan 18
- 12 min
Made in Florence: Renaissance Clothing
The merchant and banking classes gained their fortunes largely from the textile trade and in turn became patrons of art. Artists paid homage
Gerriann Brower
- Nov 23, 2022
- 13 min
Botticelli and Renaissance Florence
Sandro Botticelli was a go-getter and lived in time when Florence had no lack of talent and innovators. Competition was intense for commissi
Gerriann Brower
- Oct 30, 2022
- 13 min
Florence's Ponte Vecchio
The story of the Ponte Vecchio is one of perseverance and love for Florence. Still standing after almost 700 years, it has withstood World W
Gerriann Brower
- Feb 10, 2022
- 16 min
That's Amore!
Meet three couples, real and mythical, and their romantic stories: Federico and Battista’s arranged marriage, Apollo’s longing for Daphne, a
Gerriann Brower
- Nov 1, 2021
- 11 min
How a Banker Lost His Head
The Bargello Museum gave me the creeps. Why ? It could be because banker Lorenzo Tornabuoni lost his head in the courtyard. Find out where h
Gerriann Brower
- Mar 31, 2021
- 16 min
Art History Mysteries
Four mysteries: one is a painting with no clear meaning, an unexplained self-portrait, Botticelli's muse, and a da Vinci painting that might
Gerriann Brower
- Dec 17, 2020
- 18 min
King David
How did artists represent the Old Testament King David? As giant slayer? Lustful king? Composer of Psalms? Let’s look at some depictions
Gerriann Brower
- Nov 19, 2020
- 18 min
From Caesar to Mona Lisa
How would you like to be remembered? That selfie you took on vacation, a wedding photo, or image from a family gathering? We consciously...
Gerriann Brower
- Sep 24, 2020
- 12 min
Mary's Miracles
A boy from Lombardy wanders into a river and falls in. His parents are desperate to locate him. Later he is found by his family standing...
Gerriann Brower
- Aug 18, 2020
- 17 min
Painting Italian Style
If you visit Italy you can’t miss the frescoes. Fresco paintings decorate castles, Roman villas, public buildings, and of course,...
Gerriann Brower
- May 11, 2020
- 11 min
Plague and Pandemics
What does Covid-19 and plague in Italy have in common? A lot it turns out, including disagreements about what to do or not do, and what reme
Gerriann Brower
- Mar 26, 2020
- 10 min
Artemisia: Rule Breaker
The hidden history of women artists continues with Artemisia Gentileschi, the most studied and famous of the sixteenth and seventeenth...
Gerriann Brower
- Jun 29, 2017
- 8 min
Sixty Tons of Bronze: The Gates of Paradise
Lorenzo Ghiberti sculpted sixty-ton bronze doors for Florence’s Baptistery. Ghiberti’s masterpiece is the equal to Michelangelo in techniqu
Gerriann Brower
- May 30, 2017
- 9 min
Big Data 1400s Style
Big Data 1400s Style A Florentine Snapshot It’s 1424 in Florence, the wealthy commercial urban center of Tuscany. Giovanni Bianco (a...
Gerriann Brower
- Feb 12, 2017
- 7 min
Big Tom
There were a few artists that stretched the limits of tradition and broke boundaries. Their innovations were not immediately taken up by oth
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