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Michelangelo’s Pieta: An Ode to the Sublime
February 23, 2021The Pietà – or Virgin of Pity – is the representation of the Blessed Virgin holding her divine son on her knees. This iconic type entered Italy after having spread to France and in Germany from...
Cinema
Meet Djibril Diop Mambéty, the Poet of African Cinema
February 1, 2021“It is good for the future of cinema that Africa exists.” Born on January 23, 1945, in Colobane, a small town south-west of Dakar, Djibril Diop Mambéty remains one of the most recognized African filmmakers of...
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The Bust of Nefertiti: Ancient Masterpiece or Genius Hoax?
November 20, 2020On December 6, 1912, a team of excavators from the Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft, led by Ludwig Borchardt, unearthed a wonderful work of art. They found the bust of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti in the workshop of Thutmes,...
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The Lost Portrait of Henry VIII: Art in Service of Power
October 16, 2020Posing proudly in front of the fascinated spectator, a monarch fixes us with his majestic gaze. Perhaps you recognized the best known portrait of Henry VIII, by this simple description, but which painting are we talking...
20th century
Micha Ullman’s Empty Library: An Ode to Culture
September 14, 2020A symbol of education in the city of Berlin, the Bebelplatz Square was chosen on May 10, 1933 by Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Education and Propaganda of the Nazi government, to carry out the infamous autodafé....
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Jozef Mehoffer – Strange Garden
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Season for Bacchus and Wine
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5 Positive Effects of Art on Mental Health
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Art Saved My Life! An Alternative Look at the Mental Health of Vincent van Gogh
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Valentin Serov, Russian Master of Portraits
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Painting of the Week: Pieter de Ring, Still Life with a Golden Goblet
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Alexandra Exter: From Russia to Paris with Art
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Nostalgic Futurism in the Photography of Mária Švarbová
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The Stunning Botanical Art of Barbara Regina Dietzsch
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5 Greatest Baroque Painters And Their Work
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