Gerriann Brower
Four Popes that Built Rome
Four popes did much to shape the Rome we see today. The della Rovere, Farnese, Borghese, and the Barberini families each placed their own ma
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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
- Mar 14, 2022
- 13 min
Michelangelo: Artist, Poet, Lover
Was Michelangelo gay? It’s complicated. How does one say Michelangelo is gay when there isn’t even a word for it in the language of his...
Gerriann Brower
- Jun 26, 2020
- 14 min
The Old Man and the Dome
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti (1475-1564) is a mythic figure, the creator of the Sistine Chapel frescoes and sculptures such as the Da
Gerriann Brower
- Mar 19, 2018
- 7 min
Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer Part II
As I left the exhibit at the Met, a little overwhelmed, and took a taxi back to the hotel, my thoughts turned to three questions...
Gerriann Brower
- Mar 6, 2018
- 6 min
Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer Part I
Michelangelo was active as an artist for some seventy years and the exhibit brought together works from his earliest teenage years to drawin
Gerriann Brower
- Jan 25, 2018
- 5 min
Entrepreneurial Best Practices from Michelangelo and Leonardo
Art is a business The making and selling of art may not be the world’s oldest profession, but it has been a commercial endeavor for...
Gerriann Brower
- Nov 11, 2017
- 6 min
Art Battles: Michelangelo vs. Leonardo, Raphael and Titian
Four Renaissance masters. Individually they were artistic geniuses. Collectively their bodies of work are considered the epitome of the...
Gerriann Brower
- Aug 16, 2017
- 8 min
First Thoughts to Cartoons: Italian Renaissance Drawing
The Italian language is expressive and the terms used to describe art are evocative and just fun to say out loud. Terms like chiaroscuro...
Gerriann Brower
- Apr 5, 2017
- 7 min
Michelangelo Myths
Was Michelangelo gay? Did he work alone and earn a fortune? Historical evidence tells us more about how he worked and what mattered to him t
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