JaZzArt en València

Que tu mano derecha no sepa lo que está haciendo la izquierda…

Haz el bien y no mires a quien…

Pablo Picasso (featuring his 1906 Paris period) was truly the «genius» of 20th Century art.

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We at LatinosUSA (English and Spanish Editions) are extending an open invitation to all who would like to see their works published in our online magazine. LatinosUSA is part of the great network of online magazines under the MASTICADORES seal. We publish every day and would like to have you join our extensive list of collaborators from all over the world.

All interested please email me, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, Poetry Editor at:

ArribaPamplona@gmail.com

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Comenzamos el año, y la temporada 2026, de la revista online LatinosUSA (English/Español) que os invita a colaborar con nosotros. Somos parte de la gran red de revistas online bajo el sello de MASTICADORES, creada por nuestro editor y jefe, Juan Ré. Llamamos a poetas, escritores y artistas que participan en cualquiera de las bellas artes para invitaros a publicar en nuestra revista. Publicamos diariamente.

Y a ti, si te interesa, únete a nuestro extenso grupo de colaboradores del mundo entero. Mándame un email y te explicaré el proceso.

Francisco Bravo Cabrera, editor de poesía: ArribaPamplona@gmail.com

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MASACCIO

Today I would like to talk to you about an Early Renaissance painter from Italia that no one talks about a lot but who is important for art history and I think you should know more about him, or if you do not know anything about him, you should…

Masaccio, born Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone in 1401 in San Giovanni Valdarno, in the region of Tuscany. He died in Rome in 1428…

Masaccio was a painter of the Early Renaissance who, although he had a brief career, transformed the course of Western art. He was born near Florence, and he trained in Florence. Masaccio quickly gained recognition for his innovative use of perspective, naturalism, and light. He rejected the Gothic stylization which was still common in his time. Masaccio was a pioneer of a new visual language that emphasized three-dimensional space, volumetric figures, and psychological realism.

His most important works include the Brancacci Chapel frescoes in Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, where scenes such as The Tribute Money and The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden demonstrate his mastery of perspective, emotion, and storytelling. He also collaborated with Masolino and may have been influenced by Brunelleschi and Donatello, as he shared with these Renaissance greats an interest in proportion and classical harmony.

Masaccio’s career was tragically short as he died when he was about 26 or 27 years of age. However, his innovations surely influenced later masters such as Fra Angelico, Filippo Lippi, and especially Michelangelo. It can be safely said that Masaccio’s work marks the true beginning of Renaissance painting, bridging the medieval and the modern.

I think you will agree with my assessment of this great Italian master.

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These three are very interesting and quite different in style and approach to their creative process. I think they are a great special edition to this series of «Art History in One Minute (videos)«.

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WINTER SPEAKS
(Based on Vivaldi’s “Winter”)

The ground is frozen and still,
and the wind strikes hard,
the earth holds its breath,
as the air becomes a cutting sound.
Footsteps marking time in stinging air,
Cold fingers ache to feel the flames soft warmth,
while nature lies stripped,
bare,
laid fair.

While inside the flames resist the night,
snow taps glass with muted might.
Brandy’s comfort swirls in brilliant glass,
and hums in peace,
a sheltered space,
while storms patrol the world’s hard face.
Ice will soon betray the hurried step,
the sky releasing now what it has kept.
Winter speaks in steel and snow,
a trial endured, then let go.

Francisco Bravo Cabrera – 06 JAN 2026 – Valencia, España

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Brief Synopsis of “Winter” from The Four Seasons

“Winter” (L’Inverno), the final concerto of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons (1725), depicts the harshness and stillness of winter through vivid musical imagery. The first movement portrays bitter cold, chattering teeth, and stamping feet against freezing winds. The slow second movement offers a moment of respite, suggesting warmth and shelter by the fire while rain falls gently outside. The final movement returns to tension and motion, evoking slipping on ice, cracking frost, and the relentless force of winter storms. Throughout, Vivaldi uses sharp contrasts, rhythmic urgency, and textural effects to create a highly programmatic depiction of the season.

Brief Biography of Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678–1741) was an Italian Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, and Catholic priest, born in Venice. Nicknamed Il Prete Rosso (“The Red Priest”) due to his red hair, Vivaldi composed hundreds of concertos, as well as operas, sacred music, and chamber works. He spent much of his career associated with the Ospedale della Pietà, a Venetian institution for orphaned and abandoned girls, where he trained and composed extensively for its renowned ensemble. Although celebrated during his lifetime, Vivaldi fell into obscurity after his death and was rediscovered in the early 20th century. Today, he is recognized as one of the most influential composers of the Baroque era.

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We at LatinosUSA (English and Spanish Editions) are extending an open invitation to all who would like to see their works published in our online magazine. LatinosUSA is part of the great network of online magazines under the MASTICADORES seal. We publish every day and would like to have you join our extensive list of collaborators from all over the world.

All interested please email me, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, Poetry Editor at:

ArribaPamplona@gmail.com

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