The Power of Compassion – Bodhisattvas in Art
Enlightening and radiant bodhisattvas are often depicted in art. With the opening of Buddhist practice to laypeople, active and compassionate...
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Masterpiece Story: Rape of Proserpina by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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Giordana Goretti 7 December 2022
The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Thomas Nast’s Santa Claus
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Maria Frazzoni 6 December 2022
Ed Wheeler’s Santa Classics: Santa Claus and Masterpieces
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Zuzanna Stańska 6 December 2022
A Return to Just Above Midtown Gallery at MoMA
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Jennifer S. Musawwir 5 December 2022
The Medici Dynasty. Rich Sinners or Saintly Rulers?
The Medici family was definitely one of the richest dynasties in Renaissance Italy and perhaps they were the most influential patrons of the arts in...
James Wray 5 December 2022
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