The great Italian Art on walls: from Leonardo da Vinci to Caravaggio

It is impossible to remain indifferent to the depth of the glances, recreated on canvas, of the characters of Leonardo da Vinci, or disinterested in the evocative, but at the same time human, tales of Caravaggio. The greatness of the Italian heritage leaves us displaced and truly speechless, even more fascinated in a period of difficulties and deprivation such as the current one characterized by the Covid-19 health crisis. With Ambientha and ArtLab , together with the immense archive of author images Bridgeman Images , we regain possession of what culturally belongs to us: from the long-awaited reopening of museums to the prints of these unique masterpieces in our own homes and in the environments that we are slowly starting again to attend . Tell us, who wouldn’t recognize Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa?

Let’s start again with the Renaissance of Leonardo da Vinci and Raffaello Sanzio

Genius and talent. The first masterpieces of art that come to mind when thinking about the whole history of art, past and present, are those of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). From the Mona Lisa to the Lady with an Ermine, from the Last Supper to the Virgin of the Rocks , the masterpieces that characterize our cultural imagination belong to this immense Master, the sublime mind of humanity but also philosopher, inventor, architect, musician. When we think of “beauty” we think of him, so why deprive ourselves of it in our daily life?

So insuperable that the fear of not knowing how to honor his works peeks out in all of us, children of his incalculable talent and intellect. This is why the Ambientha team will be able to best advise its customers, with tailor-made and always appropriate solutions , to insert works by the Maestro on the walls of the places most dear to us. With elegance and on tiptoe to really let the works of Leonardo da Vinci communicate their energy in the best possible way.

The historical period is the same, the artistic stature also in this case indisputable, the unique and immediately identifiable artistic figure: we are talking about the Maestro Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520) . The painter and architect from Urbino has influenced all the art to follow with his “manner”, strongly impressing his unattainable model and even touching 21st century contemporary art. Who better than him can then fully enter into the most avant-garde solutions for furniture and interior design! From his great teaching we can imagine the iconic Putti flying and then landing sly and serene on the walls of the spaces we love most, or her Madonna on the lawn giving those who observe her a moment of relaxation and tranquility , not forgetting all the evocative power it brings with him.

Michelangelo’s pencil

ur proposal, by Artlab experts, designers, graphic designers and art historians, is a Michelangelo Buonarroti “in pencil” . Lighter and more volatile on the walls through the pencil or plaster sketches, of unprecedented beauty, which he created before starting the work of his most majestic and impactful works. The delicacy, and at the same time fluffiness, of these thin lines refers us to private settings or settings dedicated to relaxation.

His studies are themselves unparalleled masterpieces that tell the artistic enormity of the Master who spanned almost a century (born in 1475 and died in Rome in 1564). We like to pay homage to the artist of the Sistine Chapel and of the Pietà in the Vatican through lesser known but more personal and intimate sketches. The majesty of his works is relived by Ambientha’s ArtLab, traversing the human and fragile side of easily erasable but at the same time indelible elements of our imagination and in all Italian and world art.

The man and the artist: Caravaggio

Cheeky, sanguine, impulsive, brilliant. Revolutionary for art in Italy and around the world . The Italian spirit in a person with a passionate and unconventional talent: Caravaggio (born Michelangelo Merisi 1571-1610) . The physical and emotional condition of the protagonists of his paintings involves the spectators who relive the stories of his canvases, perhaps autobiographical or perhaps not. His paintings tell us of common men and heroes, of important figures linked to the Christian cult and of swindlers who read the hand to predict the future of a poor and naive squire. Caravaggio is able to pass from the sacred to the profane, treating them both with depth and intelligence, mixing them and reviving them before our eyes.

And it is in this ever-present humanity that we can think of Italian art in the most convivial and sharing places, always at a safe distance . Caravaggio’s “Lute Player” can become a furnishing element and divider between one area and another in very large rooms: thus more easily separable into areas dedicated to small groups of people. The masterpiece, now at home in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, is one of the first works created by the Master and depicts a musician who brazenly draws and victoriously intercepts our gaze. A work that asks with all its vitality to be observed and even listened to, the young man in fact opens his lips to begin his song.

Sculpture that speaks through walls: Antonio Canova

The time jump is not short, but the emotions aroused are of equal strength. But in this case we are talking about sculpture. We are at the turn of the eighteenth century and an extraordinary artist imprisons disruptive sensations and exciting stories in marble, accompanied by a very virtuous technique: Antonio Canova (1757-1822). He is the most important exponent of Neoclassicism in sculpture and with him marble truly becomes flesh in a perfect balance of forms. The most beautiful and romantic example is his sculpture “Cupid and Psyche” . Together with Love, the male protagonist, we are all enraptured by the beauty and harmony of Psyche who is an icon of charm and grace, waiting, like her lover, for a kiss from her. Is it then possible to reproduce a three-dimensional object on paper?

Ambientha’s innovative technologies for the creation of designer wallpaper put in the hands of ArtLab experts the possibility of working with the highest quality materials and Made in Italy procedures so as to design spaces even in volumes: a three-dimensional rendering but on the walls. The customised solutions are capable of reviving these masterpieces on the walls of the home, office, hotel… in harmony with the chosen interior design .

Ambientha and ArtLab celebrate the greatness and beauty of Italian art and pay homage to it with these settings that fill the heart and mind.