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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 20m

🐾 A Young Man Drawing and a Sleeping Dog by Benozzo Gozzoli. Paper was expensive so on the back there is a sketch of an ox, both are probably ‘just’ drawing exercises. More about Gozzoli: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd... 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #design #dog

Drawing of A Young Man Drawing and a Sleeping Dog by Benozzo Gozzoli on blue paper and white/black ink.

Drawing of an ox on the back of A Young Man Drawing and a Sleeping Dog by Benozzo Gozzoli.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 4h

Lamentation by Giotto, a master artist & storyteller. Few artists since have been able to portray grief as intensely by depicting a sky filled with angels in agony. Read how his art can change lives (for the better): ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/art-unmedi... 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #grief

Detail of grieving angel in Lamentation by Giotto.

Detail of another grieving angel in Lamentation by Giotto.

Lamentation over Christ's death by Giotto.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

"The fundamental power of art lies in its unmediated, universal resonance with all of us." Read about Giotto, museums and the dangers of a fixation on abstract interpretation of artworks. 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #italy #giotto #museums ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/art-unmedi...

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Art, Unmediated

How Giotto can save the world

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

👑 Virgin & Child with Angels by Benozzo Gozzoli, ca. 1460. Gozzoli did not have a humble Virgin Mary in mind but a Queen of Heaven surrounded by spectacularly coloured seraphim, fiery 6-winged angels.😇 🔥 Read more about Benozzo: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd... 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians

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Art, Unmediated

How Giotto can save the world

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Colourful details of mosaic inside the Byzantine Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, c. 450 AD. 🗃️ #arthistory 🏺 #archaeology #mosaicmonday #mosaic #byzantine #museum

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🐴 Some of the magnificent horses in the The Procession of the Youngest King by Benozzo Gozzoli, c. 1459-1464. Read more about this wonderful artist & his unique art 🧲 🐎: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd.... #frescofriday 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #italy #horse

Details of a beautiful horse in the The Procession of the Youngest King by Benozzo Gozzoli, c. 1459-1464.

Two beautiful horses, one white, one brown, in the The Procession of the Youngest King by Benozzo Gozzoli, c. 1459-1464.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🚪 This door opens up to a lovely Dutch vista in the Annunciation Triptych by the Netherlandish artist Robert Campin, ca. 1427–32. 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #Dutch #AdoorableThursday

A door that opens up to a lovely Dutch vista in the Annunciation Triptych by the Netherlandish artist Robert Campin, ca. 1427–32.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Angels Worshipping (and lots of birds) by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1459-1461, Magi Chapel-Palazzo Medici-Riccardi. The work displays lots of gold ☀️ to catch the flickering light of candles. 🕯️ 🦆 Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd... 🗃️ #arthistory #medievalsky #skystorians #art #italy #birds

Angels Worshipping (and lots of birds) by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1459-1461, showing lots of angels coming down to earth while there are quite a lot of birds around as well.

Peacock in the Angels Worshipping by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1459-1461,

More birds in Angels Worshipping (and lots of birds) by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1459-1461,

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Minimalistic fresco decorations in a #Roman villa beneath the Basilica of San Sebastiano, c. 235 AD. Join us on Exploring Art History: ideasroadshow.substack.com 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #archaeology

Detail of Minimalistic fresco decorations in a Roman villa beneath the Basilica of San Sebastiano, c. 235 AD.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🐉 Two Monks Looking up at a Dragon in a Tower, anonymous Tuscan artist, 15th century. I guess that was a normal thing to do at the time? 🗃️ #arthistory #medievalsky #skystorians #art #italy #dragon

Sketch of Two Monks Looking up at a Dragon in a Tower.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Madonna with Child by Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 1467-1516. It is easy to get overwhelmed by so much beauty. 🏵️ Join our community of curious art lovers & armchair travellers on Exploring Art History here (free): ideasroadshow.substack.com 🗃️ #arthistory #medievalsky #skystorians #art #italy

Detail of face of Madonna with Child by Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 1467-1516

Detail of the Christ Child in Madonna with Child by Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 1467-1516

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🐑 The Lamb of the Apocalypse on an Altar by Benozzo Gozzoli, c. 1459-1460, Magi Chapel, Florence. Note the 7 candlesticks & 7 seals pointing to the Apocalypse of St John the Evangelist. Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd... 🗃️ #arthistory #medievalsky #skystorians #art #italy

The Lamb of the Apocalypse on an Altar by Benozzo Gozzoli, c. 1459-1460, Magi Chapel, Florence, showing a large lamb lying on altar facing us. There are 7 candlesticks and seals referring to St. John's Apocalypse..

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Read about the wonderful 'Museo Benozzo Gozzoli' in Castelfiorentino which houses a detailed reconstruction of 2 tabernacle oratories with stunning frescoes by Gozzoli. *Read here: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd... 🗃️ #arthistory #medievalsky #skystorians #art #italy

Promo image for an essay about a wonderful museum in Castelfiorentino (there is an image of the building).

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Beautiful 13th-century panel with dynamic lines of Samson and the Lion, Sainte-Chapelle, now Musée de Cluny. 🗃️ #arthistory #design #caturday #StainedGlassSunday #lion #medievalsky #skystorians

13th-century panel with dynamic lines of Samson and the Lion, Sainte-Chapelle. It shows Samson on top of the lion trying to open up his mouth.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Thanks but this is a different version..

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

👀 An eye-opener this Sumerian head with lapis lazuli eyes & eyebrow, 2600–2500 BC. Have you subscribed (it's free) to Exploring Art History yet for more surprising artworks, essays & films? Sign up here: ideasroadshow.substack.com 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #archaeology

A Sumerian head with very large lapis lazuli eyes and eyebrow, 2600–2500 BC.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

☸️ Luckily Catherine was spared the torment of being tortured between 4 spiky wheels when they were magically destroyed by jet-propelled angels. 🚀 👼 Read more about the fresco series on St. Catherine by Spinello 👇 ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd... 🗃️ #arthistory #medievalsky #skystorians

⚙️ Emperor Maxentius had ordered that Catherine be tortured to death between four wheels of iron equipped with razor-sharp teeth turning against each other. Luckily Catherine was spared that torment when the wheels were magically destroyed by jet-propelled angels. 👼 Finally, however, Maxentius decrees that she be beheaded - a fate that somehow seemed impossible for her divine supporters to prevent and she was duly martyred.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Looking into this - normally I add that information but of course not this time!

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You might as well decorate the other one in that case!

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🔎 Take a visit with us to a tiny church near Florence which is only open for a few hours per week and is filled with stunning frescoes by Spinello Aretino telling the story of St. Catherine. 🗃️ #arthistory #medievalsky #skystorians ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd...

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Three Hidden Treasures - Part 2

The Oratorio di Santa Caterina delle Ruote at Bagno a Ripoli

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Three Hidden Treasures - Part 2

The Oratorio di Santa Caterina delle Ruote at Bagno a Ripoli

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Beautiful 13th-century panel with dynamic lines of Samson and the Lion, Sainte-Chapelle, now Musée de Cluny. 🗃️ #arthistory #design #caturday #StainedGlassSunday #lion #medievalsky #skystorians

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

📪 Tomorrow’s post is about another treasure we discovered during our 2 ½ months of filming and photography in Tuscany and Umbria this summer. *Subscribe for free to Exploring Art History: ideasroadshow.substack.com 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #Italy

Thumbnail for upcoming Exploring Art History essay showing the frescoed ceiling of a church.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Recanati Annunciation by Lorenzo Lotto, c. 1534. 🐈‍⬛ This version portrays a rather cat-astrophic situation with Mary turning her back on the Archangel Gabriel and instead turning towards the viewer while a black cat is running away in fear. 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #caturday #cat #animalart

The Recanati Annunciation by Lorenzo Lotto, c. 1534. his version portrays a rather cat-astrophic situation with Mary turning her back on the Archangel Gabriel and instead turning towards the viewer while a black cat is running away in fear.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Stunning! I wonder if there was any lapis lazuli involved..💙 #Roman #glass 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The Tyrant sitting on a throne w/ his feet on a goat (symbol for luxury) while holding a dagger. Below him is Justice in captivity, the figures of Cruelty, Deceit, Fraud, Fury, Division & War flank him, above him float Avarice, Pride & Vainglory. Looks familiar? 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art

Tyrammides (The Tyrant), a detail of The Allegory of Bad Government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1338, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena.

The Allegory of Bad Government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1338, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🪜 The stemma (coat of arms) of the 11th-century Santa Maria della Scala in Siena features a ladder (scala) surmounted by a cross. You can find it everywhere: on doors, frescoes, outside walls and even keys.🗝️ #AdoorableThursday 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #art #Italy

Key with the stemma (coat of arms) of the 11th-century Santa Maria della Scala in Siena which features a ladder (scala) surmounted by a cross.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Framing #Roman Art: Some buildings were decorated w/ stucco applied to stone walls & divided into panels that were then painted with a 'frame' around them. 🦌 🖼️ 🔎 Note the griffin w/ its #cat body. 🐈‍⬛ More on Exploring Art History: ideasroadshow.substack.com 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #caturday 🏺

Some Roman houses, baths, and tombs, were decorated with multiple layers of slow-drying stucco which were applied to rough stone walls and divided into panels that were then painted with a kind of frame around them. While the surface was still damp, fresh stucco was applied and modelled into decorative motifs and figures, which were left white to contrast with the painted background.

🦌 🦌 The two elegant panels below may have come came from the same building. In this panel, a seated woman extends her right arm toward a slender griffin, a mythological winged beast with the body of a cat and the head of a bird.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🚗 To drive or not to drive in Italy….. Read more here: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd... 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #art #Italy #Rome #Roman

Text from an Exploring Art History essay here: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidden-treasures-part-1?r=h2auk

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today we're unveiling the first hidden treasure in Tuscany: the 11th-century Pieve di Santa Maria Maddalena a Sietina in Capolona with its magnificent frescoes & intriging connections w/ other artworks. 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #art ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd...

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Three Hidden Treasures - Part 1

La Pieve di Santa Maria Maddalena a Sietina

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🕊️ The figure of Peace in Allegory of Good Government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1339, Siena. Today, September 21st, is The International Day of Peace. 🕊️ Does anybody even know what it would be like to live in a peaceful world ❓ 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #InternationalPeaceDay

The figure of Peace in Allegory of Good Government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1339, Palazzo Pubblico in Siena. A woman reclining on a sofa with weapons beneath her and PAX above her head.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🚗 To drive or not to drive in Italy….. Read more here: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd... 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #art #Italy #Rome #Roman

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Three Hidden Treasures - Part 1

La Pieve di Santa Maria Maddalena a Sietina

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Our next Monday post is part 1 of a new series about hidden treasures that we discovered this summer during our 2 ½ months research, filming and photography travels in Italy for upcoming art films. ✍️ Sign up for free here: ideasroadshow.substack.com 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #art

Thumbnail for a new post on Substack about hidden treasures.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The amazing “Elk’s Head of Huittinen” comes from a Mesolithic settlement in southern Finland, dating to around 6100 BC. The ~10 cm long steatite (soapstone) head was carefully ground and finished and features a shaft hole for mounting. Because the stone is soft, it is unlikely...🧵1/3 📷 me

A close-up photograph of a grayish-brow stone sculpture of an elk head, shown diagonally against a black background. The elongated muzzle points toward the lower right, with rounded antler-like forms rising at the top.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#StainedGlassSunday A rose window by Guillaume de Marcillat (c. 1470–1529) in the Basilica San Francesco in Arezzo. He was a French artist in high demand in Italy. We're in pre-production of a detailed film about his art, including his frescoes. ▶️ ideasroadshow.substack.com? 🗃️ #arthistory #design

Pope Honorius III approves the indulgence of Saint Francis of Assisi. A stained-glass rose window by Guillaume de Marcillat.

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Beautiful! Do you have more images, from the side for instance?

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