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A fresh look at the Renaissance…

Art historians, painters and photographers alike should take a peek at the Swiss/Italian photographer Christian Tagliavini’s visionary Renaissance series ‘1503’.

Inspired by a desire to fuse the work of the painters Agnolo di Cosimo (Il Bronzino) and Modigliani, the project utilises richly exquisite die-cut costumes to dramatic and mesmerising effect. Christian says about his work, “I build up stories and dramatize them using photography and creativity as a skillful artifice, at the same time being author, stage designer, costume designer, casting manager, director – and photographer.”
If you are interested in his work, take a look at this Youtube clip of him talking about his working methods. The complete series can be viewed here.
Julia (OCA art history tutor)


Posted by author: Julia

3 thoughts on “A fresh look at the Renaissance…

  • We invite all of you to visit our just opened exhibition “Quadreria Privata” with recent works of Christian Tagliavini.

  • I enjoyed looking at these photos and YouTube clips. Imaginative, fascinating work with an element of fun. Thank you Julia for drawing attention to this interesting photographer. Lucy

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