Wine in Art: Ancient History
Hittite rhytons, Egyptian tomb paintings, Greek vases, Roman mosaics – all these art forms depicted wine in ancient civilisations. Together we run through the history of wine in the first part of my Wine in Art series
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How the Italian song “Volare” was inspired by wine (and Chagall)
A hot summer day in Rome. A missed appointment. A Chagall painting. And a wine. These are the ingredients of the genesis of the most popular and iconic Italian song: Volare by Domenico Modugno. Here’s (more or less) how it went
The Bacchus by Caravaggio – the wine lover that became art
The famous painting by Caravaggio – the Bacchus – depicts a young boy with wine. Is he offering that wine to us – the viewer? Most importantly, which wine could it be? I have a couple of guesses…