Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: paintings

The Savitsky Collection, from what I gather, contains more than 80,000 artworks, most banned or frowned upon during the Soviet times. Especially during Stalin's time at the helm of the USSR, the only acceptable art form was "socialist realism" - art which showed communism in a positive way, showed ideal citizens living and working for the common good, and always showed an optimistic present and future. Strength, health, work, and benefits should be features of the art. In a little corner of the Union, in the desert of current Karakalpakstan Repubilc (ostensibly part of Uzbekistan), Savitsky gathered together his substantial collection of controversial art. Creators of these works were likely to suffer persecution and anonymity for their efforts. Far from the watchful eye of Moscow, and with good rapport with the local community, he even got support to create spaces to exhibit these works, which were taboo in the rest of the USSR. It is now considered one of the great collections of works from Soviet artists, most who may have remained anonymous had Savitsky not gathered and protected them.

Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, Milan. There were many beautiful paintings to take in. I spent a lot of time looking closely, searching for little details and interesting sub stories.

This church was our most unexpected find in Milan. As this was not our first time here, we wanted to locate sights that were less on the tourist trail. The vivid murals and frescoes in the church, predominantly biblical stories, were astoundingly beautiful. This should not be a less visited place.