Florietdijk
This collection consist artworks of famous portraits (paintings and statues) of Florence in my art style. The words are the story of the painting and they create the image, together with painting. The art history of Florence is very rich, that's why there is also a little touch of silver and gold. The name of the collection is a mix between Florence and my surname: Florietdijk.
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This project is still in progress and will consist 7 artworks.
Print and acrylic on wood
45 x 45 cm
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'medusa'
This artwork is the 'Medusa' of Caravaggio located at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
The printed words are:
Medusa was created by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio – in 1597 – depicting the exact moment she was executed by Perseus. He plays with the concept by replacing Medusa’s face with his own, as an indication of his immunity to her dreadful gaze. Due to its bizarre and intricate design, the painting is said to complement Caravaggio’s unique fascination with violence and realism. It was commissioned by Italian diplomat Francesco Maria del Monte as a means of giving it to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, and is now located in the Uffizi Museum in Florence without signature.
'david'
This artwork is a detail of the statue 'David' of Michelangelo located at the Galleria dell'Accademia, in Florence.
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The words in the artwork:
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the Italian artist Michelangelo. David is a marble statue of the Biblical figure David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Because of the nature of the figure it represented, the statue soon came to symbolize the defence of civil liberties embodied in the Republic of Florence, an independent city-state threatened on all sides by more powerful rival states and by the hegemony of the Medici family.
'venere'
This artwork is a detail of the painting 'Nascita di Venere' of Botticelli located at
the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence.
The words in the artwork:
The Birth of Venus (Italian: Nascita di Venere is a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, probably made in the mid 1480s. It depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, when she had emerged from the sea fully-grown (called Venus Anadyomene and often depicted in art). The painting is in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.
'Dante'
This artwork is a detail of the statue 'Dante Alighieri' of Enrico Pazzi located in the square Piazza Santa Croce, in Florence.
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The words in the artwork:
The Statue of Dante Alighieri (Monumento a Dante Alighieri) is a monument of Dante Alighieri. It is located in Piazza Santa Croce, next to Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy. It was built in 1865 by Italian sculptor Enrico Pazzi. The statue was erected in 1865 to celebrate the 600 year anniversary of the birth of the poet Dante. The pedestal was designed by Luigi del Sarto.
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